Monument record 8627/1/2 - Boughton Cold Store Road Block

One of the World War II road blocks constructed by Northamptonshire County Council on behalf of the South Midlands Area Command. The carriageway was not permanently blocked but steel stanchions and/or sand bags and lump stone were provided in order to close the road quickly in the event of an emergency. The construction was during 1940 but it had been removed by the time of the Defence of Britain survey. It was located immediately east of the junction between the A50 road and the Boughton Crossing to Boughton Road, Boughton.

{1} Situated immediately to the east of the junction between the A50 and the Boughton Crossing to Boughton road (adjacent to Boughton Cold Store), 5 yards east of T.P 7 (T.P. 7 unknown, possibly a telegraph pole number.) This was one of the road blocks constructed by the County Councl by mid-July 1940, on behalf of the South Midlands Area Command on a site approved by the C.R.E. Oxford District. The carriageway was not permanently blocked but steel stanchions and/or sand bags and lump stone were provided in order to close the road quickly in the event of an emergency.

{6} One of the World War II road blocks constructed by Northamptonshire County Council on behalf of the South Midlands Area Command. The carriageway was not permanently blocked but steel stanchions and/or sand bags and lump stone were provided in order to close the road quickly in the event of an emergency. The construction was during 1940 but it had been removed by the time of the Defence of Britain survey. It was located immediately east of the junction between the A50 road and the Boughton Crossing to Boughton Road, Boughton.

<1> HOLLOWELL S., 1998, Defence of Britain Recording Forms, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN51567.

<2> Barnes L.E., 1946, History of the 12th Northamptonshire Battalion Home Guard 1940-1944, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN55036.

<3> Holloway B.G., 1949, The Northamptonshire Home Guard 1940-45, (unchecked) (Book). SNN55038.

<4> 1940, Letter and Schedule From The County Surveyor, (unchecked) (Correspondence). SNN55598.

<5> Wright J.J., 1969, Photograph Album, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN55680.

<6> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<7> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Jan 30 2023 2:39PM