Pillbox FW3/24 Bassingfield
This casemate is of type FW3/24. During World War II, these bunkers were used for the defense of the United Kingdom against a possible enemy invasion. They were built in 1940 and into 1941.
This bunker was for the defense of RAF Tollerton.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Alan Murray-Rust
Nearby
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Monument
- War Memorial Holme Pierrepont - Holme Pierrepont
- War Memorial Cotgrave - Cotgrave
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Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Grave St. Peter Churchyard - Tollerton
- Commonwealth War Grave St. Edmund Churchyard - Holme Pierrepont
- Commonwealth War Graves All Saints Churchyard Extension - Cotgrave
Fortification
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