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