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Summary

Pillbox partly visible on aerial photographs taken in 2012, but the area was obscured by tree cover on the available 1940s aerial photographs. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1417455
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/152

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Engineers, 1940, Plans of Taunton Stop Line, LXXXIII SE & XCV NE (Cartographic). SDV325259.

Pillbox appears on plans and is marked as S.91.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV362958.

Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.

Wills lists polygonal pillbox of mixed construction facing south-west at SY254900.

Hellis, J., 1990, List of Defensive Sites (Un-published). SDV99101.

Pillbox of type 29. Ngr given as SY254900.

Horner, W., 1994, East Devon Pillboxes (Site Visit). SDV356839.

Site visit 16th March 1994. Polygonal brick and concrete pillbox of type FW3/24 on south side of access road to Haven Cliff House. Faces south-west covering Old Axmouth Bridge. The rifle loops have been bricked up.

Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox by Drive of Haven House, Axmouth (Worksheet). SDV356838.

Type 24 pillbox located by the drive of Haven House in Axmouth. Partly overgrown, ports and entrance blocked. Photo.

Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.

Pillbox of type FW3/22 with 3ft 6in walls.

Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, CCO SY2590_20120917ortho.ecw 17-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.

Part of the structure is visible.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1252 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Pillbox visible on 1947 Aerial Photograph. May represent pillbox recorded on ground at SY 254 900. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.

THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION, 2008, WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV347565.

S.91 was a Type 24 pillbox of brick construction.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

The Second World War pillbox is not visible on available 1940s aerial photographs, but it is partly visible on aerial photographs taken in 2012.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV109230	Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1998. The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AI/S/3. Photocopy. 5.
SDV325259	Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII SE & XCV NE.
SDV336210	Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74.
SDV347565	Report - Survey: THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION. 2008. WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley. Devonshire Association. Digital + A4. Table 1.
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351226	Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. CCO SY2590_20120917ortho.ecw 17-SEP-2012. [Mapped feature: #90252 ]
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1252.
SDV356838	Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox by Drive of Haven House, Axmouth. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV356839	Site Visit: Horner, W.. 1994. East Devon Pillboxes. Digital.
SDV362958	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4492. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
SDV99101	Un-published: Hellis, J.. 1990. List of Defensive Sites. Manuscript.

Associated Monuments

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)

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