An old World War Two defence has been found in a Coventry hedgerow. The 29mm 'spigot mortar' is said to be a "rare" example of wartime defences placed around the city. It fell "just short" of being ...

The Home Guard was trained to use the "Blacker Bombard" anti-tank mortars The remains of a World War Two defence found in a Coventry hedgerow could get protected status. The concrete base for a 29mm ...

In the early years of World War II with a German invasion seemingly imminent, the British army scrambled to equip Home Guard units with defensive weapons. Some of these weapons were … less than ideal.

The recent unearthing of a World War Two relic in a Coventry hedgerow has piqued local interest and sparked lively debate. The rare find, a 29mm 'spigot mortar', resting in solid concrete provides ...

An old cinema and a wartime anti-tank structure could be added to a city's list of heritage assets. The Astoria, which opened as the Broadway Cinema in Earlsdon, Coventry, in 1922 and the Blacker ...

The remains of a World War Two defence found in a Coventry hedgerow could get protected status. The concrete base for a 29mm spigot mortar is said to be a “rare” example of wartime defences placed ...