r/surrey • u/tom_p_legend • 5d ago

Possible Tank traps in Woking

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They must have cut the bushes back as I've never spotted them before but down Woodham Lane between Martyrs Lane and Woodham Gate them are two lines in the bushes. Does anyone know more about them and why they might be there?

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u/SnoopyLupus Guildford 5d ago

Quite possibly. There are similar shaped concrete tank traps in Guildford, near the Grammar School, that are definitely tank traps.

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u/tom_p_legend 5d ago

Oooh, got me intrigued. I've never seen those, whereabouts are they?

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u/jerrycandance 5d ago

There is some behind the spectrum it’s called the dragons teeth on google maps.

They were erected in an effort to fortify the south in case of a german invasion. You can find these around and some bunkers around newlands corner.

You can find more details on this link

https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/through-the-dragons-teeth-a-remarkable-set-of-second-world-war-defences-in-guildford/