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| HER Number | MWB23138 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of a pillbox, AWE Burghfield |
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Summary
Possible former location of a Second World War pillbox demolished in the early 21st century
Monument Type(s):
- PILLBOX (Second World War to Early 21st century - 1941 AD? to 2010 AD?)
Full Description
In 2007, a pillbox was reported to be in the bottom south-eastern corner of AWE Burghfield, overlooking Building Group 11R <1>, but removed by 2016 <2>. This may correspond with a small, rectangular structure visible on an earthwork mound to the east of Group 11R on aerial photos taken in 1999 <3> and 2003 <4>, but removed by 2010 <5>.
The presence of the pillbox was not mentioned when building recording of Building Group 11R was carried out in 2015 <6>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Atkins. 2007. AWE Aldermaston, Burghfield and Blacknest - Historic Characterisation and Management Strategy. 2007 WBC Network. p77. [Unpublished document / SWB147193] |
| <02> | Atkins. 2017. AWE Burghfield, Historic Environment Character Area B4: AWE Historic Building Recording. MER-5Q1-000034. 2022 WBC Network. p26. [Unpublished document / SWB150313] |
| <03> | UK Perspectives. 12/09/1999. Berkshire Aerial Survey 1999 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. Visible. [Photograph / SWB148906] |
| <04> | GeoInformation Group. 08/04/2003. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2003 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. Visible. [Photograph / SWB146766] |
| <05> | 2010. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2010 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. Not visible. [Photograph / SWB148137] |
| <06> | Atkins. 2015. AWE Burghfield, Group 11R: Level 2 Record. MER-2G0-000014. 2022 WBC Network. Not mentioned. [Unpublished document / SWB150315] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16504 | Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) (Monument) |
| MWB23136 | Site of Building Group 11R, AWE Burghfield (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB966 | AWE Aldermaston, Burghfield and Blacknest - Historic Characterisation and Management Strategy |
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