Monument record LMD 105 - World War II type 27 pillbox of standard construction.
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Summary
Standard type 27 pillbox. Single steel plate around embrasures, a round central pillar, round vents, steel MG mount. Entrance faces NNW.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8918 4851 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL84NE |
| Civil Parish | LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Some 50m N of junction of Lineage Wood SE boundary, the SW corner of Paradise Wood, and the NW corner of an open field, WSW of Lavenham. Standard type 27 pillbox. Single steel plate around embrasures, a round central pillar, round vents, steel MG mount. Entrance faces NNW. Described as Lavenham, actually Long Melford.
Pill box in Lineage Wood (S1) - part of a `stop-line' running from Sudbury to Mildenhall.
See also LMD 094 for wood-bank reused as an anti-tank defence nearby.
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Record last edited
Mar 10 2021 10:29PM