Pillbox at North West Corner of Garston Lock, at Su 656708 is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1990. A C20 Military structure.
Pillbox at North West Corner of Garston Lock, at Su 656708
- WRENN ID
- buried-lantern-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1990
- Type
- Military structure
- Address
- Pillbox at North West Corner of Garston Lock, at Su 656708, Theale
- OS grid reference
- SU 655 707
- Coordinates
- 51.43202, -1.05814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an anti-tank pillbox located at the north-west corner of Garston Lock, built in 1940 as part of the War Office design. It is a Type FW3/28 and was constructed to defend the lock, forming one of a pair. The structure is rectangular and made of concrete, featuring permanent brick shuttering. It is part of the Southern Command's GHQ Line Blue, which was established for the defense of the UK.
Local climate
Pillbox at North West Corner of Garston Lock, at Su 656708 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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