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| HER Number: | MDV105316 |
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| Name: | Pillbox at Broadsands |
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Summary
A small square building visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1947 may be the Second World War pillbox reported as destroyed by 1995. It is not clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1950s and it may have been removed relatively soon after the end of the war.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 895 576 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NE |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1421041
- Torbay HER: MTO21171
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/140/S437/H3, NMR SX8957/12 MSO 31287/PO-031 24-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352691.
A possible structure is just visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 4021-4022 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
A small structure is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A small square building visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1947 may be the Second World War pillbox reported as destroyed by 1995. It is not clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1950s and it may have been removed relatively soon after the end of the war.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 4021-4022 28-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #64770 ] |
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| SDV352691 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/140/S437/H3. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX8957/12 MSO 31287/PO-031 24-AUG-1941. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2013 5:57PM |
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