26/04/1998 The spigot mortar was lowered to road level when the road junction corner was reconstructed. There is a plaque on the top of the block which reads 1939-1945. The remains of a Blacker Bombard anti tank gun mounting supplied to Gaddesby, Ashby Folville and Barsby Home Guard, formed in 1940 against the threat of German Invasion. Presented by Twyford and District British Legion. The area around the spigot mortar has now been landscaped.
Spigot Mortar Emplacement
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