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| HER Number: | MDV119012 |
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| Name: | Pillbox on the railway line south-east of Sisterhood Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
A small rectangular structure, visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, could be a Second World War pillbox. It is not visible on more recent aerial imagery. The pillbox would have formed part of the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 301 995 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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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
- SHINE: Earthworks and structures associated with the Weycroft Defence Area on the World War Two 'Taunton Stop Line'
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX? (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No structure is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1424-1425 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A rectangular structure is visible.
Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Not included in assessment.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A rectangular structure, circa 3 by 3.5 metres in plan, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. It is located on the east side of the railway line, in a similar defensive position to the pillbox recorded to the north (MDV52929). Its size, location and the date of the photographs on which it is visible suggests that it could be a pillbox forming part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line. It is not visible on more recent aerial imagery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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: #78317 ] |
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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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| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Related to: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV120385 | Related to: Weycroft Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (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: | Apr 8 2020 2:18PM |
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