2018

SU0885 : WWII Wiltshire: shellproof pillboxes of Lydiard Green (Lydiard Millicent) - Pillbox #2

taken 6 years ago, near to Lydiard Millicent, Wiltshire, England

WWII Wiltshire: shellproof pillboxes of Lydiard Green (Lydiard Millicent) - Pillbox #2
WWII Wiltshire: shellproof pillboxes of Lydiard Green (Lydiard Millicent) - Pillbox #2
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Pillbox - shellproof (type FW3/28A): DoB ID: S0011908

Pillbox #2 is to the south of #1 and is the first of five type 28A anti-tank gun emplacements around Lydiard Green, designed for a 2 pdr anti-tank gun firing from behind a low and wide embrasure. Like most of the type 28A pillboxes here, the gun embrasure has been sealed.

SU0885 : WWII Wiltshire: shellproof pillboxes of Lydiard Green (Lydiard Millicent) - Pillbox #2

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SU0885, 15 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 February, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 February, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 0840 8589 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:34.3091N 1:52.8115W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 0843 8589
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