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Anti-tank 'hedgehog' [vertical rail]. [see as well UORN 16726].
(Source: Book 1999)
Some eleven concrete plugs which when removed would take vertical posts or rails to form an anti-tank block at bridge over canal. All the plugs are on the N side of the bridge, but, as the S side is tarred, others may survive there as well.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/09/03)
Type of site | ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL |
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Location | At Wire Lock on Kennet and Avon Canal, W of Avington. |
Area |
Hungerford, Berkshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 36292 68068
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Alexander, Colin (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Blue - Section of GHQ Stop Line running from near Melksham to Reading. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0008822 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/09/03 |