Pillboxes uncovered in Potters Bar

Kyt · Jun 19, 2009

WW2 pillboxes uncovered in Potters Bar (From Times Series)

WHILE they may now be home to more leisurely activities, the fairways of Potters Bar Golf Club were once part of London's last line of defence against the Nazis.

That heritage has become all the more clear after the club, in Darkes Lane, removed brambles and undergrowth that had covered two pillboxes for the last 20 years.

The buildings were built between 1940 and 1941 as part of a defensive ring around London as the country prepared for the prospect of a German invasion.

Around 28,000 of the squat, concrete forts were built in networks at strategic points across the UK, of which an estimated 6,000 still stand today.

The club has now complete a project to uncover the pillboxes, giving golfers and walkers a reminder of the history of Potters Bar.

Alan Summers, a director of Potters Bar Golf Club, said: "This initiative has highlighted an important link to our heritage that we are happy to be conserving and promoting.”

A £2,000 grant from the Watling Chase Community Forest Small Projects Fund has also helped to install new paths to one of the buildings and information panels detailing their historic significance.
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