SU2763 : WW2 pillbox hiding in the hedgerow near Great Bedwyn
near to Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire County, Great Britain
WW2 pillbox hiding in the hedgerow near Great Bedwyn
From spring onwards this type FW3/22 pillbox is almost invisible from the road running between Great Bedwyn and Crofton. Originally part of GHQ stop-line Blue its field of fire to the south commands a stretch of the main railway line and the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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- SU2763, 16 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Roger Davies (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Monday, 12 May, 2008 (find more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 15 May, 2008
- Category
- Pill box (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SU 273 635 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.2268N 1:36.5181W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SU 273 636
- View Direction
- Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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