2020

SK1131 : WWII Staffordshire: River Dove - Pillbox #1 (1)

taken 4 years ago, near to Marchington, Staffordshire, England

WWII Staffordshire: River Dove - Pillbox #1 (1)
WWII Staffordshire: River Dove - Pillbox #1 (1)
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Pillbox (type FW3/24): EDoB ID: e06438

Strategically located between the railway and the River Dove, it was one of about 70 pillboxes built along the rivers Dove, Trent and Tame between Tamworth in Staffordshire, and Ashbourne in Derbyshire that comprised the Western Command's Stop Line No. 5.

SK1131 : WWII Staffordshire: River Dove - Pillbox #1 (2)

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SK1131, 15 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 September, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 25 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1177 3182 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:53.0228N 1:49.5922W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1178 3183
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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