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| HER Number: | MDV81059 |
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| Name: | Anti-Tank Obstacles on west side of Musbury Road, Axminster |
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Summary
Row of anti-tank cubes/posts visible on Royal Air Force aerial photograph, where an anti-tank ditch was crossed by the road. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940. The area has now been developed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 292 975 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Row of anti-tank cubes/posts visible on Royal Air Force aerial photographs at the eastern end of a length of anti-tank ditch adjacent to Musbury Road.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
The area has now been developed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV24551 | Related to: Anti-Tank Ditch on south side of Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2018 2:09PM |
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