Macclesfield Canal Pillbox
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Macclesfield Canal Pillbox
Image: © Ian Sanders Taken: 6 Apr 1998
Type 24 pillbox defends the Macclesfield Canal and main rail line to London. This pillbox formed part of the defences of Western Command Stop Line No 6 - Tamworth via Trent Valley, E side of Stoke-on-Trent, to Macclesfield and Stockport, then to the SE of Manchester. For more info visit Pillboxesuk http://www.pillboxesuk.co.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
53.235055
Longitude
-2.136295