{"id":43,"date":"2015-03-08T16:41:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T16:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:55:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:55:40","slug":"barkham-rectangular-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/barkham-rectangular-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"Barkham Rectangular Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Located on the B3349 near Wokingham\/Aborfield. NGR: SU777668<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This rectangular bullet proof variant design can be found close to the road covering a small bridge near Barkham on the B3349, Wokingham to Arborfield Road in Berkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Barkham<\/a>
Barkham type 26 pillbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It once formed part of the outer defence perimeter for the nearby army garrison at Arborfield camp, during WWII this was a main REME garrison. I discovered that an old family friend (deceased) was one of a small team of men who were employed by the army in its construction during the early war years, he was a labourer for the local Wokingham District Council and one of a small group who were drafted in to work on the local defence projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Barkham<\/a>
Barkham type 26 pillbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The rectangular brick shuttered pillbox features unusual cast twin embrasures that face north covering the approach to the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Barkham<\/a>
Barkham type 26 pillbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Single loopholes can be seen on the both ends, and on the rear .\u00c2 The low central back entrance is protected by a small brick blast-wall, the rear loophole is above the low entrance way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Barkham<\/a>
Barkham type 26 pillbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Three more pillboxes of this design survive in the area, another was demolished during road widening in the mid 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Barkham<\/a>
Barkham type 26 pillbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Tim Denton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Located on the B3349 near Wokingham\/Aborfield. NGR: SU777668 This rectangular bullet proof variant design can be found close to the road covering a small bridge near Barkham on the B3349, Wokingham to Arborfield Road in Berkshire. It once formed part of the outer defence perimeter for the nearby army garrison at Arborfield camp, during WWII this was a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[39,38,40],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-berkshire","tag-berkshire","tag-england","tag-home-front","czr-hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t