2016
SH6112 : North Wales WWII defences: Fairbourne - anti-tank blocks (4)
taken 8 years ago, near to Fairbourne, Gwynedd, Wales
North Wales WWII defences: Fairbourne - anti-tank blocks (4)
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Anti-tank blocks: DoB ID: S0012287
In 1940 the threat of a seaborne invasion by German forces from the west using neutral Ireland as a base was a very real one. Amongst the fortifications that were constructed all along the Welsh coast were those at Fairbourne where it was anticipated the threat was most severe. In response to this threat as many as 650 concrete anti-tank blocks were built on the beaches here between Fairbourne and Barmouth.
SH6112 : North Wales WWII defences: Fairbourne - anti-tank blocks (5)
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