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| HER Number: | MDV117278 |
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| Name: | Anti-tank obstacles to north-west of Mill Brook, Axminster |
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Summary
Four probable concrete anti-tank obstacles on the east of the road bridge across the River Axe are visible as small structures on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and 1948. They were probably removed or destroyed soon afterwards. Part of the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 297 993 |
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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.
Short stretches of concrete anti tank obstacles on the southeast side of the bridge, linking with anti-tank ditches.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1424-1425 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Four small structures are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3199-3200 22-JAN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359315.
Four small structures are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Four small structures, just over one metre in width, are visible on aerial photographs taken in the late 1940s. They are interpreted as anti-tank obstacles forming part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line established in 1940-1941, and seem to fortify the river bank either side of the east side of the road bridge. They have been transcribed as rectangular in plan, although their form is hard to distinguish from the available imagery.
None of the structures are visible on later available aerial photographs, suggesting that they had been removed or destroyed by river erosion.
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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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1424-1425 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #76575 ] |
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| SDV359315 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3199-3200 22-JAN-1948. |
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| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV48160 | Related to: Anti-tank ditches on the north-east side of Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV117274 | Related to: Anti-tank obstacle to north-west of Mill Brook, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 11 2019 12:51PM |
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