More information : Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement.Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. Adjacent to lock on N bank of canal, almost touching balance beam of top gate paddle. Overgrown at the rear but in good condition. Interior accessible and in good condition. W facing anti-tank embrasure now obscured by bushes. One of a pair of structures facing each other diagonally across lock.
LARGE RECTANGULAR PILLBOX FOR ARTILLERY PIECE. LISTED IN WILLS 1985. ON NORTH SIDE OF LOCK, WEST FACING. LISTED GRADE II 'ANTI TANK PILLBOX TYPE FW3/28'. BRICK SHUTTERING. (Now under water?)
On N side of Garston Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal, Theale. Type 28a anti-tank gun emplacement. Adjacent to lock on N bank of canal, almost touching balance beam of top gate paddle. Overgrown at the rear but in good condition. Interior accessible and in good condition. W facing anti-tank embrasure now obscured by bushes. One of a pair of structures facing each other diagonally across lock. (1) |