WWII Wiltshire: shellproof pillboxes of Lydiard Green (Lydiard Millicent) - Pillbox #4

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WWII Wiltshire: shellproof pillboxes of Lydiard Green (Lydiard Millicent) - Pillbox #4

Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 2 Feb 2018

- Pillbox - shellproof (type FW3/28A): DoB ID: S0011910 These particular pillboxes on the high ground northeast of Lydiard Green have all been built on very substantial concrete building platforms with concrete ramps behind the rear entrance doorways. The ramp provided wheeled access for a 2 pdr anti-tank gun. Image

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Latitude
51.57613
Longitude
-1.876141