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HER Number (PRN):33853
Name:Site of pillbox, RAF Atcham, Smethcote Farm
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

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

Summary

The site of a pillbox, demolished in 1978.

Parish:Wroxeter and Uppington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ51SE
Grid Reference:SJ 56679 10669

Related records

21415Part of: Site of RAF Atcham (USAAF Station 342) (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA8484 - 2015 Management survey of Second World War structures at RAF Atcham by Paul Francis and Paul Bellamy

Description

Immediately SE of Black Coppice on field boundary. Concrete 'pill box' with flat roof. Demolished in 1978. <1><1a><2>

Sources

[01a]SSA20940 - Field survey report: Milln Jeremy. 1998/ 1995. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Attingham Park. Nat Trust Rep. 50168*5.
[01]SSA29599 - Webpage: National Trust. 2017. National Trust Heritage Records Online. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home. 15/09/17. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA143249.
[02]SSA22327 - Database file: English Heritage. 2003. Defence of Britain database. Defence of Britain. 1869.
Date Last Edited:Jul 7 2022 2:37PM

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