Dragon’s teeth and elf garden among 2025 additions to English heritage list
Wartime defences in Surrey and model boat club boathouse in Birmingham among this year’s unusual listingsIf Nazi tanks had ever attempted to invade Guildford, they surely would have been thwarted by concrete pyramid-shaped obstacles known as “dragon’s teeth”.Eight decades after the defences...
<p>Wartime defences in Surrey and model boat club boathouse in Birmingham among this year’s unusual listings</p><p>If Nazi tanks had ever attempted to invade Guildford, they surely would have been thwarted by concrete pyramid-shaped obstacles known as “dragon’s teeth”.</p><p>Eight decades after the defences were installed in Surrey woodland, their history is being remembered by Historic England (HE), which has included them on its list of remarkable historic places granted protection in 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/dec/11/dragons-teeth-elf-garden-historic-england-national-heritage-list">Continue reading...</a>
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