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Summary

Pillbox located by roadside. Visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1976. It is now obscured by scrub and tree growth but is likely to survive relatively extant. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1417470
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/154

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 11/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 4492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349479.

Visible at circa SY25529072.

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

Pillbox marked as S.87 on Royal Engineer's plan.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3324-3325 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

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

Pillbox visible by road, towards southern end of a field to south of Axmouth.

Ordnance Survey, 1976, OS/76074, NMR OS/76074 272-273 28-MAY-1976 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356206.

A small building is visible.

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

Wills lists a polygonal pillbox of mixed construction and west facing at SY256907.

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

Pillbox of type 29 Ngr 256907.

Vienot, J., 1994, Camouflaged Pill Boxes and Axmouth Bridge (Personal Comment). SDV356840.

A number of the pillboxes were camouflaged. This pillbox was heavily camouflaged as 'Ye Olde Tea Shoppe'.

Horner, W., 1994, East Devon Pillboxes (Personal Comment). SDV356839.

Site visit on 16th March 1994. Pillbox of brick and concrete construction visible in hedgerow. Appears to be polygonal type FW3/24.

Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox Adjacent Axmouth Road (Worksheet). SDV356837.

Type 24 pillbox behind hedge on east side of B3172, 200 metres south of Coronation Corner, Axmouth. Engulfed in hedge. Reinforced concrete and breeze block cladding. Breeze block cladding eroded. 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.

The area is obscured by scrub and tree growth.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1247 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Pillbox visible on 1947 Aerial Photograph. May represent pillbox recorded on ground at SY 256 907. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.

THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION, 2008, WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley, 11 (Report - Survey). SDV347565.

Buried in hedge.

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

A small six sided flat roofed building is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1976. It is circa 5 by 5 metres in dimensions and is likely to be a Second World War pillbox forming part of the Taunton Stop Line. It appears to survive although it was heavily obscured by scrub in 2012. It is depicted on modern mapping so has not been transcribed.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Pillbox visible by road

Google, 2019, Google Streetview (Website). SDV362731.

Site obscured by scrub and tree growth.

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. 11.
SDV349479	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4492.
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.
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. 1247.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3324-3325 13-APR-1946.
SDV355681	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90253 ]
SDV356206	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1976. OS/76074. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/76074 272-273 28-MAY-1976.
SDV356837	Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox Adjacent Axmouth Road. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV356839	Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1994. East Devon Pillboxes.
SDV356840	Personal Comment: Vienot, J.. 1994. Camouflaged Pill Boxes and Axmouth Bridge. Not Applicable.
SDV362731	Website: Google. 2019. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website.
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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