Monument record 8651/0/1 - Desborough Railway Bridge Road Block

One of the World War II road blocks constructed by Northamptonshire County Council by mid-July 1940, on behalf of the Central Midland 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, 6} This was one of the road blocks to be constructed by the County Council by mid-July 1940, on behalf of Central Midland Command on a site approved by the C.R.E. Warwickshire District. When authority for the area was transferred to Northern Command, construction was suspended. Most road blocks were either complete, however, or had enough materials supplied so that they could be completed. The carriageway was not permanently blocked but could be blocked quickly in an emergency if the need arose. The site is now destroyed. On the A6 road, 370yds N of railway bridge, Desborough.

<1> Tonks E., 1992, The Ironstone Quarries of The Midlands (History, Operation and Railways): The Corby Area, p.28-80 (unchecked) (Book). SNN39836.

<1> Hollowell S., 1998, Defence of Britain Recording Forms, (unchecked) (Report). SNN51593.

<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 & Schedule from The County Surveyor, (unchecked) (Correspondence). SNN59431.

<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> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, DEB01 (Archive). SNN111841.

Record last edited

Sep 1 2023 12:18PM