Pillbox at 65 Metres East of Dreweatts Bridge and Lock, at Su 412673 is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1990. Pillbox.
Pillbox at 65 Metres East of Dreweatts Bridge and Lock, at Su 412673
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1990
- Type
- Pillbox
- OS grid reference
- SU 411 672
- Coordinates
- 51.40277, -1.40986
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an anti-tank pillbox, designed as Type FW3/28 by the War Office. It is rectangular and made of concrete. The pillbox is located 65 meters east of Dreweatts Bridge and Lock, and it is part of Southern Command's GHQ Line Blue, which was established for the defense of the UK.
Local climate
Pillbox at 65 Metres East of Dreweatts Bridge and Lock, at Su 412673 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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