One of my quests in life is to identify WW2 remains that the owner (Pete) of the Pillbox website (http://www.pillbox.org.uk) is unaware of.
I have achieved this a few times (e.g three dragon's teeth in a hedge near Kingston) but, after a quick text exchange, these forty-seven anti-tank cylinders were not one of them.
Although the cylinders appeared on the side of the road many years ago it was not until recently that I realised that they are relics of WW2.
It is possible to park next to the cache but please take care if you do.
I am guessing that Ninfield was a Nodal Point and these cylinders were placed in the road(s) to slow down the advance of an invading army.
It does, however, seem strange that there are so many here.
Do you have any suggestions as to why this might be?
You can see an excellent animation of how these cylinders were used for road blocks, here: <\br> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBd9UJ3b2zA
You can also see how these cylinders were used to block railway tracks, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARs_GArX69E