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Pillbox on the River Thames, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire, 2000. Artist: P Williams

Pillbox on the River Thames, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire, 2000. Artist: P Williams

1-231-622 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Pillbox on the River Thames, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire, 2000. A pillbox on the GHQ stop line, a 300 mile long defence line created across southern England as a second line of defence in case of invasion in World War II. Here the River Thames has been incorporated as a natural barrier. The spire of Lechlade church, Gloucestershire, is visible in the distance.

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Creator
  1. P Williams, attributed to: (British?): Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Gloucestershire Lechlade

  1. 51 42 00 N , 001 42 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3806x4692
File Size : 52,318kb

Aliases

  1. AA017290
  1. 0250001288
  1. 1-231-622
  1. 1231622
  1. 1288
  1. A3
  1. AA017290

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