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Summary

A small structure is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1951. It may have been a Second World War pillbox defending the estuary, and remains may survive in the intertidal zone or beneath tree cover.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Military features dating to World War II at Cockleridge, north of Batham Ham

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

No building is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, NMR SX6644/9 MSO 31191/PO 54 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.

A small square building is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3143-3144 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

A small building is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, NMR RAF/540/497 RS 4115-4116 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.

A small structure is visible.

Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6644 13-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351301.

A sub-rectangular structure is visible in the intertidal zone.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A small structure, approximately 4 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1951. It is not depicted on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey maps and was probably a Second World War pillbox defending the Avon estuary from seaborne attack. It is not visible on later available aerial photographs and may be obscured by tree cover, although a small low subrectangular feature is visible in the intertidal zone on aerial photographs taken in 2002.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351056	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169/H1. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX6644/9 MSO 31191/PO 54 01-JUN-1941.
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3143-3144 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63819 ]
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351212	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/497. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/497 RS 4115-4116 12-MAY-1951.
SDV351301	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6644 13-SEP-2002.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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