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6pdr. gun pit with central pillar gun mounting and 'moulded' ammunition lockers.
(Source: Article 1999)
6pdr. Hotchkiss open gun pit to the rear of the GHQ Line.
(Source: Article 1994)
6pdr gunpit. [Original defence site number - 265].
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | GUN EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | Just E of the junction of the A415 road with the A338 on the E side of Frilford. |
Area |
Frilford, Oxfordshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 443 971
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Steel |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Red - GHQ Stop Line running from south of Malmesbury to west of Reading. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0007200 |
Reference |
GHQ Line Rear or Section Red: Research Report 1994/06 Pillbox Typology Part 5: Gunhouses. 1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |