2005

TQ5236 : Pillboxes outside Groombridge

taken 19 years ago, near to Groombridge, East Sussex, England

Pillboxes outside Groombridge
Pillboxes outside Groombridge
These are sited to the south of the junction where the line from London-Lewes crossed that coming from Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells. The journey to Lewes would often be extended to Newhaven during the war and was used as an alternative military route between the port and London, the main London-Brighton route being a regular target for the Luftwaffe.

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TQ5236, 163 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Simon Carey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 August, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 28 August, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 525 364 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.3971N 0:10.6182E
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