Monument record 8638/1/1 - Road Block, Wellingborough Road

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 cariageway was not permanently blocked but could be blocked quickly if the need arose. The site 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.

On Wellingborough Road (A4500, old A45), NE of entrance to Pearce's Tannery, Billing.

<1> Hollowell S., 1998, Defence of Britain Recording Forms, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN51580.

<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, Schedule of Works, (unchecked) (Letter). SNN60634.

<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 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Nov 8 2023 4:08PM