Monument record LMD 205 - World War II type 27 pillbox of standard construction.

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Summary

Standard type 27 pillbox. 4-piece steel plates around embrasures; round central pillar; steel MG mount; round vents. Entrance faces NW.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8954 4891 (4m by 5m)
Map sheet TL84NE
Civil Parish ACTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish LAVENHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Some 200m NW of point where Lavenham Railway Line Walk enters Lineage Wood, WSW of Lavenham. Standard type 27 pillbox. 4-piece steel plates around embrasures; round central pillar; steel MG mount; round vents. Entrance faces NW (S1).
Cited as in as Acton (S1), and as a separate entry (S2) as Lavenham - near boundaries of both but actually in Long Melford parish.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006404.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006176.

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2013 10:48AM

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