tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454145502547048387.post3141290276457518379..comments2023-08-02T10:28:34.629+01:00Comments on Al's Outdoor World: Lancaster Canal & Wyre WanderAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631117697022610772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454145502547048387.post-70205227041216502152016-02-17T11:41:36.691+00:002016-02-17T11:41:36.691+00:00Hi Peter. Tge concrete blocks are a WW2 tank trap....Hi Peter. Tge concrete blocks are a WW2 tank trap. There are a few round here, with the best one near Fairhaven Lake.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751880189223877550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454145502547048387.post-30699004056591631842014-02-28T20:45:11.369+00:002014-02-28T20:45:11.369+00:00Hi there Peter, that was what they reminded me of....Hi there Peter, that was what they reminded me of. I've seen them at different places on the East coast, but not over here in the West. Lots of Pillboxes mind, there could of course have been more of them years ago and they've been taken away<br />Thanks for the info Peter, I'll see what the net turns up!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631117697022610772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454145502547048387.post-8852558880126772662014-02-27T23:13:13.427+00:002014-02-27T23:13:13.427+00:00They look like WWII tank blocks. Is there a bridge...They look like WWII tank blocks. Is there a bridge over the canal nearby? The East Lothian coast is covered in them and there are still the occasional old defences at natural choke points where the invading bosch would have had to slow down under the withering fire of Captn Mainwairing et al.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634438668580599371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454145502547048387.post-44368659911083537002014-02-27T22:27:46.364+00:002014-02-27T22:27:46.364+00:00That thought had crossed my mind Ian, but theres n...That thought had crossed my mind Ian, but theres no obvious fixing on the top of them. There is actually a block on the towpath....yet nothing beyond in either direction! Strange.<br />Cheers<br />AlistairAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631117697022610772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454145502547048387.post-47102871313203766042014-02-27T21:48:40.810+00:002014-02-27T21:48:40.810+00:00When I've seen concrete blocks like that in th...When I've seen concrete blocks like that in the past, they used to carry a pipe of some sort. but that doesn't seem to fit to that picture to well. only a suggestion thoughIan Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826947743150204808noreply@blogger.com