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| HER Number: | MDV134740 |
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| Name: | Anti-tank blocks by the former railway bridge, to the north-east of Axminster Sewage Works |
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Summary
Two anti-tank blocks are visible on the south-east side of the site of the former railway bridge, where the Axminster and Lyme Regis light railway crossed over the main railway line. There was a gap in the anti-tank ditch at this point which the anti tank blocks would have helped to fill. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 329 097 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY30NW |
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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 BLOCK (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Endersby, C., 2024, Anti-tank blocks (Ground Photograph). SDV365849.
Two anti-tank blocks are visible on the south-east side of the site of the former railway bridge, where the Axminster and Lyme Regis light railway crossed over the main railway line. There was a gap in the anti-tank ditch at this point.
Horner, B., 2024, Anti-tank blocks (Personal Comment). SDV365850.
The main Taunton Stop Line anti-tank ditch meets the branchline railway embankment at this point. The embankment has concrete anti-tank posts set at an angle – like the old medieval ‘cheveux de frise’. But the anti-tank blocks would have filled the gap, between the ditch and the embankment posts. They possibly also helped to block access onto the railway line and beyond through the bridge.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365849 | Ground Photograph: Endersby, C.. 2024. Anti-tank blocks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142172 ] |
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| SDV365850 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 2024. Anti-tank blocks. 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) |
| MDV50885 | Related to: Anti Tank Posts circa 109 metres north-west of Dragon's Mead, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV52917 | Related to: Anti-Tank Ditch near Lower Abbey Farm, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV22526 | Related to: The Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2024 12:09PM |
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