WW2 Home Guard Unit, Tilehurst Reading
Disused WW2 Home Guard Building situated in front on a church in Tilehurst.
Condition is unknown as its completely sealed.
Later on used as a police box/mini station in the 1960s/1970s.
What is 'a member of the Home Guard' ????
The Home Guard defended key targets like factories, explosive stores, beaches and sea fronts. At night they patrolled fields in which the enemy gliders or paratroops might land. No one expected them to beat well-trained German soldiers. Their job was to slow them down until the army arrived.
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