Pillbox S0010079 - Shalford Rail Junction
N 51° 12.894 W 000° 34.548
30U E 669307 N 5676515
This World War II Pillbox is located on National Trust land near the Shalford Rail Junction in Surrey. It can be seen clearly from the River Wey Godalming Navigation
Waymark Code: WMBPW7
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
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This World War II Pill Box was one of over 5000 built in the early 1940's. It formed part of the inland GHQ defence line. This was the last of a number of defence lines protecting the capital and key industrial areas. This line extended from the west coast near Bristol over to the Kent coast near Chatham. Pill Box positions took advantage of natural and man-made obstacles such as rivers, canals and embankments and housed machine gun and anti-tank weapons.
This Pillbox is in excellent condition.
Admission Fee: None
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Posting a picture(s) of the location would be nice although not required.