Monument record 8639/0/1 - WWII Road Block, Geddington

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. Now destroyed

{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 the road could be blocked quickly in an emergency. The site is now destroyed.

{7} 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. S end of Geddington Bypass (A43).

<1> HOLLOWELL S., 1998, DEFENCE OF BRITAIN RECORDING FORMS, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN51581.

<2> 1940, LETTERS, (unchecked) (Letter). SNN60637.

<3> Wright J.J., 1969, Photograph Album, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN55680.

<4> Barnes L.E., 1946, History of the 12th Northamptonshire Battalion Home Guard 1940-1944, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN55036.

<5> Holloway B.G., 1949, The Northamptonshire Home Guard 1940-45, (unchecked) (Book). SNN55038.

<6> Dawson M., 2004, Archaeology Desk-Based Assessment: Land at 49 Queen Street, Geddington, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Report). SNN104701.

<7> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<8> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

May 31 2023 1:48PM