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| HER Number: | MDV102915 |
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| Name: | Second World War Pillbox, RAF Chivenor |
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Summary
A hexagonal pillbox of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s as a structure on the northern perimeter of RAF Chivenor. The pillbox has probably been removed by the mid 1950s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 504 348 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Heanton Punchardon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEANTON PUNCHARDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/103G/UK/1655 3241-2 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A hexagonal structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1956, RAF/82/1451, NMR RAF/82/1451 (F22) 0043-0044 12-JUL-1956 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349052.
The hexagonal structure is not clearly visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A hexagonal pillbox of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1950s as a structure centred on circa SS 50463482 on the northern perimeter of RAF Chivenor. The pillbox was located at the intersection of three roads on the southern side of a railway bridge, at an entrance to the eastern dispersal area of the wartime airfield . It measures approximately 4.5 metres across and might be a variation on a Type 22 pillbox. The pillbox is not clearly visible on aerial photographs of July 1956 and might have been removed by this date. It is one of four similar pillboxes recorded along the northern perimeter of RAF Chivenor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349052 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1956. RAF/82/1451. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/82/1451 (F22) 0043-0044 12-JUL-1956. |
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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/103G/UK/1655 3241-2 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62420 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51992 | Part of: Royal Air Force Base Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV51994 | Related to: Hexagonal Pillbox at Royal Air Force Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV51995 | Related to: Hexagonal Pillbox at Royal Air Force Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV102916 | Related to: Second World War Pillbox, RAF Chivenor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 26 2012 12:01PM |
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