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| HER Number: | MDV120244 |
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| Name: | Anti-tank cubes circa 260 metres south of Axe Bridge, Hawkchurch |
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Summary
Two overturned anti-tank cubes. The cubes once formed part of an anti-tank defence across a loop in the river, part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 322 014 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HAWKCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK CUBE (World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Anti-tank cubes visible at either end of an anti tank ditch.
Dangerfield, M.E. + Dangerfield, J.D. + Tibbles, N., 1997, Anti-Tank Ditch and Obstacles (Worksheet). SDV357524.
No trace of an actual ditch but a few concrete blocks remain, partly buried in a slight depression.
Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0016431 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Site visit 14th January 2003. Wadbrook defence area. Two conical topped 4 feet anti-tank cubes lying overturned in a marshy area. In bad condition.
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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| SDV357524 | Worksheet: Dangerfield, M.E. + Dangerfield, J.D. + Tibbles, N.. 1997. Anti-Tank Ditch and Obstacles. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| 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. DA04-Wadbrook-S0016431. [Mapped feature: #4081 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119869 | Part of: Wadbrook Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV48669 | Related to: Anti-tank ditch circa circa 240 metres south of Axe Bridge, Hawkchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2019 12:57PM |
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