World War II machine gun nests on the railway line near Clapham Junction.
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World War II machine gun nests on the railway line near Clapham Junction.
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 28 Mar 2008
As you head towards Clapham Junction from Victoria and pass over the lines into Waterloo, you pass a little collection of buildings that look like lineside storage until you see the gun-slots and the blast-baffling wall screening the entrance doors: a large emplacement and two little ones north and south of it, commanding the railway lines into Waterloo and Victoria. Of course, impossible to get a decent shot of them as you pass them so quickly... See also Image and Image
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Image Location
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