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Granham Hill, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 4DG

Alongside Graham Close this site is being redeveloped. It was the site of a Citroen motor dealership. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

This pillbox is on the corner of George Lane and Pewsey Road and was part of the GHQ 'Blue' stop line installed along the line from Reading to Melksham in 1940 to act as a line of resistance against German forces which were expected to invade in the early years of the second world war. It is one of several pillboxes in the town most of which have long since been removed. For another view see Image

From the A345 Pewsey Road, a bridleway runs through the grounds of Marlborough College to Preshute House. Some modern steeds are making use of the way for parking. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

The pillbox is hard to spot as it seems to have sunk somewhat in the softish ground on the banks of the River Kennet. It was part of the GHQ 'Blue' stop line installed along the line from Reading to Melksham in 1940 to act as a line of resistance against German forces which were expected to invade in the early years of the second world war. It is one of several pillboxes in the town most of which have long since been removed. For another view see Image

The SSE Power Distribution electricity substation, identifier COWBRIDGE 1340, is set back from the corner of Pewsey Road and George Lane in a wooden enclosure on a bank of the River Kennet.

Looking downstream from Pewsey Road Bridge.

The River Kennet seen from the bridge that carries the A345 Pewsey Road. Here looking downstream. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

This is a downstream view of the river as it heads away from the bridge over it on Pewsey Road.

Below Pewsey Road Bridge. The railings are at the edge of a Thames Water river monitoring station. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5576685

Passing the grounds of Marlborough College on the right.