Pillbox Immediately West of Benham Bridge, at Su 439666 is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1990. Pillbox.
Pillbox Immediately West of Benham Bridge, at Su 439666
- WRENN ID
- blind-spire-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1990
- Type
- Pillbox
- Address
- Pillbox Immediately West of Benham Bridge, at Su 439666, Enborne
- OS grid reference
- SU 439 665
- Coordinates
- 51.39648, -1.369
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a Type 24 pillbox, built in 1940 as part of the War Office design. It is one of a pair that were constructed to defend Benham Bridge. The structure is polygonal and made of concrete. It is part of Southern Command's GHQ Line Blue, which was established for the defense of the UK during the Second World War.
Local climate
Pillbox Immediately West of Benham Bridge, at Su 439666 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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