Monument record 8647/0/1 - WWII Road Block, Chacombe 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} Road block constructed of steel stanchions and/or sand bags and lump stone, located on the Banbury to Chacombe road, 600yds west of Chacombe. 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 approvd by the C.R.E. Oxford District. The carriageway was not permanemtly blocked but could be blocked quickly in an emergency. The site is now destroyed.

<1> HOLLOWELL S., 1998, Defence of Britain Project Site Report Form, (checked) (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN51589.

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

<5> 1940, Letter and Schedule From The County Surveyor, (unchecked) (Correspondence). SNN55598.

<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

Sep 23 2022 3:14PM