Information for record number MWA8007:
Pillbox on Oxford to Birmingham railway line, Warwick

Summary The site of a brick shuttered pillbox dating to the Second World War. It is situated on the Oxford to Birmingham railway line.
What Is It?  
Type: Pillbox
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A brick shuttered pillbox built on the railway embankment just west of the river crossing in Warwick. Commanding a clear view (if the trees were felled) of both the railway and canal crossings. May have been part of the Oxford/ Birmingham stop line.
2 Note, sketch and photographs (3 pages).
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Railside pillbox, Warwick
Author/originator: Brace, J
Date: 1997
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Notes
Author/originator: Brace, J
Date: 1997
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RAILWAY EMBANKMENT * A man-made ridge to carry a railway across a declivity or area subject to flooding. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
STOP LINE * A notional line of resistance defined by anti tank obstacles, pillboxes and gun emplacements. back
monument PILLBOX * An often squat building with thick, loopholed walls and a flat roof, designed to accommodate a variety of weapons, usually strategically positioned to cover a vulnerable point in a defensive system. Many were built to standardized designs. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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