{"id":5391,"date":"2015-03-08T17:11:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T14:50:27","slug":"rugby-anti-tank-defences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/rugby-anti-tank-defences\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Anti-Tank Defences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Collection of Roadblock Cylinders and Rails.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These road block components were found along\u00a0Brownsover\u00a0Lane just off the A246 near Rugby. 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