Monument record 8644/0/1 - WWII Road Block, Overthorpe Road

One of the Second World War road blocks constructed by Northamptonshire County Council by mid-July 1940, on behalf of the South Midlands Area Command. On Banbury to Overthorpe road, adjacent to Borough boundary near Nethercote.

{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 and approved by the C.R.E Oxford District. The carriageway was not permanently blocked but steel stanchions and/or sand bags and lump stone was provided in order to close the road quickly in the event of an emergency. This was approx a year before concrete cylinders arrived in the county to be used in road blocks. Site now destroyed.

{6} For further information see SRF. On Banbury to Overthorpe road, adjacent to Borough boundary nr. Nethercote.

<1> HOLLOWELL S., 1988, Defence of Britain Project Site Record Form, (checked) (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN51542.

<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 [Not accessed by NHER] (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Feb 8 2022 11:55AM