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| Name: | Former Pillbox, RAF Grantham/Spittlegate |
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| HER Number: | MLI125165 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Former Second World War pillbox, defending the eastern approach to RAF Grantham/Spittlegate.
| Grid Reference: | SK 949 348 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK93SW |
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| Parish: | LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A type 26, square-shaped, concrete pillbox was recorded in this location. It would have defended the eastern approach to RAF Grantham/Spittlegate. The structure appears to have been demolished, although possible traces of the structure can still be discerned in this area on the Google Maps aerial photographic layer. {1}{2}{3}
<1> Dr Mike Osborne, 1999, Defence of Britain Gazetteer, p.8 (Unpublished Document). SLI4545.
<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, 5294 (Digital Archive). SLI14623.
<3> Google, 2006->, Google Maps and Street View, Accessed 09/01/2018 (Website). SLI11533.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Second World War to Late 20th Century - 1940 AD to 2000 AD?)
Associated Events
- Site Visit to the Former Pillbox, RAF Grantham/Spittlegate
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.8. |
| <2> | Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 5294. |
| <3> | Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 09/01/2018. |
Related records
| MLI34958 | Part of: RAF Grantham/Spittlegate (Monument) |
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