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Name:WW2 PILLBOX, Langford Road
HER No.:17841
Type of Record:Former Building

Summary

A World War II type 26 pillbox adjoining Langford Road. It has since been demolished and the site lies beneath the post war A1 bridge over Langford Road.

Grid Reference:TL 189 435
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Full Description

<1> Bedfordshire Wartime Defence Sites Record, No 40 (Bibliographic reference). SBD10937.

Site of WW2 pillbox - square shaped so possible Type 26. Now covered by A1

<2> 2002, CBA Defence of Britain Database, S0008426 (Index). SBD11396.

Pillbox. LOCATION: Biggleswade.

<3> NMR/AMIE, HE NRHE Monument Inventory, 1422771 (Index). SBD12367.

A Second World War pillbox located in Biggleswade. The pillbox was constructed in 1940-41 and was recorded as extant in 1997.

Protected Status: None recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • PILLBOX (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Sources and Further Reading

[1]SBD10937 - Bibliographic reference: Bedfordshire Wartime Defence Sites Record. No 40.
[2]SBD11396 - Index: 2002. CBA Defence of Britain Database. S0008426.
[3]SBD12367 - Index: NMR/AMIE. HE NRHE Monument Inventory. 1422771.