Monument record 8641/0/1 - WWII Road Block, Barton Seagrave to Weekley 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 carriageway was not permanently blocked but could be blocked quickly in an emergency. 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.

Barton Seagrave to Weekley road, opposite avenues of Duke of Buccleuch's estate.

<1> HOLLOWELL S., 1998, DEFENCE OF BRITAIN RECORDING FORMS, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN51583.

<2> 1940, LETTERS, (unchecked) (Letter). SNN60643.

<3> Barnes L.E., 1946, History of the 12th Northamptonshire Battalion Home Guard 1940-1944, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN55036.

<4> Wright J.J., 1969, Photograph Album, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN55680.

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

<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

Jun 1 2023 3:09PM