Wiltshire and Swindon Historic Environment Record

Details for record number MWI73971

Type

Building

Title / Name

WWII Pillbox, West of the River Avon

Summary

The structural remains of a possible Second World War pillbox located immediately to the west of the River Avon and seen on RAF aerial photographs taken in 1951.

Monument Types and Dates

PILLBOX, Second World War (1939 to 1945)

Other Details

Source Detail: Royal Air Force, 1940-50s

Title: Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerial Photography (master)

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI26099

Description: The structural remains of a possible Second World War pillbox located immediately to the west of the River Avon and seen on RAF aerial photographs taken in 1951. This is one of a number of pillboxes which formed a line of defences along the western bank of the the river and may have since been removed.

Source Detail: Historic England, Various

Title: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) Entry

Summary: Data held by the NRHE database. The data is made available and licenced under the Open Government Licence version 3. Source ID: SWI29488

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