Barrier located at Castle Gardens Bridge across the A596 (south of the pillbox on high ground) to the east of the road. Believed to be mainly for Home Guard use, although soldiers were on guard for the high duty alloys Shadow Factory, and patrolled the A596 road.
Roadblock
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Type ROADBLOCK
Status Removed
Condition Removed
Source Defence of Britain Archive
Access Unknown
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Roadblock At Castle Gardens, in a small field on high ground close to the main road leading out of Workington, Other Unknown Removed BunkerAtlas historical bunker military heritage