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The objects - which are big pyramids of concrete - date from the early years of the war when fears of a Nazi invasion were very real. It could easily have been camouflaged. Photo Credit. The Teeth don't go right up to the bank but may be the Ock has been recut. They were also used on the East German side of the Berlin Wall. But behind the first row of pillboxes and dragon’s teeth, there was a second, and often a third, and sometimes a fourth.[4]. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Outer London Ring was the strongest and best developed of these, mainly because it could be constructed in open countryside. They comprised: The London Inner Keep, London Stop Line Inner (Line C), London Stop Line Central (Line B) and London Stop Line Outer (Line A). You will only get up to ~30 Dragon's Teeth per hour since the limit of instances but it's better than nothing. 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Photo Credit, American soldiers look down on the Siegfried Line. It has been suggested that it was built just to cover the old lock but it is ridiculously thick and untypically raised above ground. Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. Pillboxes were typically built in pairs so although there is no sign of the existence of the second pillbox it is likely that that the base was indeed built for a pillbox. This is just guesswork please post a comment if you know anything. World War II dragon's teeth at Fairbourne Beach, Wales, in 2009, designed to stop tanks landing, Dragon's teeth on GHQ Line near Waverley Abbey, Surrey in 2006. Whether any Gun was ever installed is unknown. Of course had their been a battle it wouldn't of been the first. You did a great job on this, it's very comprehensive, blessed. These are visible from B265, there is a first line of small dragon's teeth (~18" high) with about 100 yards to this larger set (3-4' high). Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. The dried up canal was the Berks and Wilts Canal. "For instance which Royal Engineers Unit or commercial company would have put them there and which Home Guard Unit – possibly the 91st Battalion, which was made up of railway employees - might have manned them. I don't know what mechanisms were available to drag the blocks into position in the event of evasion, I mean they built to be practically unmovable. Old Culham BridgeDuring World War II two concrete pill boxes were built on the bridge, each weighing 250 tons and carrying anti-tank guns and part of the parapet was removed to make way for a concrete platform. One of those ideas was to design obstacles to immobilize tanks by lifting their treads off the ground from below. These blocks are practically hidden by undergrowth, one remains clear and when I noticed it (it's the typical size of a Road block Stone) it is then that I noticed the pillbox on the opposite bank. “Dragon’s teeth“ near Aachen, Germany, part of the Siegfried Line. Marcham was very well defended perhaps because there was an important military office in Marcham (I guess I am not giving away military secrets away), Nearly missed this one as it's behind a High Oxford Stone wall. This massive concrete pillbox base is built over the already abandoned Tithe Barn Lock at Abingdon. Is it possible that the pillboxes just sat on the concrete bases, so when they were demolished it was not necessary to make good the concrete bases? In 1940 the canal had been unused for 40 years or more. On GoogleMaps and Multimap this ditch wends its way to Marcham. Abingdon lock on the abandoned Wilts & Berks Canal was close to the Thames junction and no longer exists. Wow what an excellent lens. Long-lost World War Two tank traps known as "dragon's teeth" were revealed during bridge repair works. Get notified by e-mail when a reply is posted. The Eastern GHQ stop-line was designed to run from north of Edinburgh, inland and south along the east coast, around the east of London to meet the south coast near Eastbourne. They were employed extensively, particularly on the Siegfried Line.[1][2][3]. There are warning signs saying do not enter pillbox, but I reckoned that even though I'm not skinny I contributed 0.0001% to the weight of the structure. The idea was to slow down and channel tanks into killing zones where they could easily be disposed of by anti-tank weapons. United States Army troops passing through dragon's teeth on the Siegfried Line in 1944. Bollard is another term for such a post. These blocks of reinforced concrete stand in several rows on a single foundation. They were staggered and spaced in such a manner that a tank could not drive through. Interspersed among the teeth were minefields, barbed wire, and pillboxes that were virtually impregnable by the artillery and set in such a way as to give the Germans crossing fire across the entire front. Still, if deployed in the right quantities, (thousands for example) they could stall enemy forces for quite some time. The positioning of these blocks indicates the end of the Anti-tank ditch which stretches from Abingdon. Winter activities with children in Simmerath? Ironside was given the command of British forces in Persia in the 1920s the start of the troubles which still continue today. manufacturing areas in the Midlands and the North, and were a final defensive position. Your message. This area around "Marcham" as you might guess very marshy these blocks were meant to obstruct an ancient passage through the marshes.

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