Pillbox on the west side of Westonzoyland Road railway bridge, Bridgwater
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Image: © Jaggery Taken: 4 Oct 2012
Located on the west side of Westonzoyland Road railway bridge. There is another pillbox on the east side of the bridge. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3165512 The pillboxes were part of The Taunton Stop Line, a World War II defensive line in SW England. It was designed to stop an enemy's advance from the west and in particular a rapid advance supported by armoured fighting vehicles (up to the size of a German medium tank) which may have broken through the forward defences. After the war, farmers on whose land the pillboxes had been built, were paid £5 for each one they demolished. However, most of the very solid structures have survived, though many are in varying stages of decay after seven decades.
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