Thread: Cannock Chase - Wolseley Bridge

Close to the Wolseley Arms pub on the A513 Stafford Road there is a stark reminder of the fear of imminent Nazi invasion which gripped the country during the Second World War. A square type 26 pillbox built of red brick and concrete sometime during 1940-1 overlooking the crossing of the A51 over the Trent at Wolseley Bridge (one of the few bridges in the country that can withstand the weight of a Panzer tank).
This strongpoint formed part of Defence grouping Western Command Stop Line No 6 which stretched from Tamworth along the Trent Valley to the east of Stoke-on-Trent and then onwards via Macclesfield and Stockport to Manchester.

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