Monument record 8634/1/1 - Hardingstone Lane Road Block

One of the World War II road blocks constructed by Northamptonshire County Council by mid-July 1940, 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.

{1} This was one of the road blocks constructed by the County Council by mid July 1940, on behalf of the South Midland Area Command on a site approved by the C.R.E Oxford District. The carriageway was not permanently blocked but could be blocked quickly in an emergency. Hardingstone was the HQ of the 11th Battalion, Northamptonshire Home Guard. This appears to be a different road block to that built at the end of Hardingstone Lane under what is now the Mereway flyover which was in the 12th Battalion Northamptonshire Home Guard. The road block is now destroyed.

{6} One of the road blocks constructed by Northamptonshire County Council by mid-July 1940, on behalf of the South Midlands Area Command. It was constructed on a site approved by the CRE 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. Hardingstone Lane at edge of village of Hardingstone.

<1> HOLLOWELL S., 1998, Defence of Britain Recording forms: Hardingstone Lane Road Block, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN51576.

<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, LETTERS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN60796.

<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

Nov 21 2023 2:28PM