Monument Number 1440841 |
| Hob Uid: 1440841 | |
Location :
Oxfordshire
Cherwell
Launton
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| Grid Ref : SP5919824755 |
| Summary : A pillbox, which once formed part of the World War Two ground defences of the former RAF Bicester, in particular the former technical site with its aircraft hangars. it is likeley to have been built in the early years of the war, possibly 1940-1941. It is part of the 16 constraint areas forming the Scheduled Monument at this important site. |
More information : A pillbox, which once formed part of the World War Two ground defences of the former RAF Bicester, in particular the former technical site with its aircraft hangars. It was built in the early years of the war. It is part of the 16 constraint areas forming the Scheduled Monument at this important site: it may be analagous with constraint area 13, centred on SP 59198 24756. The scheduling information describes the form of the pillbox as "hexagonal". (1)
The structure indicated on the OS base mapping at the point indicated above is oblong rather than hexagonal; possibly either the description or the NGR may be at fault. (2)
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