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| HER Number: | MDV42343 |
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| Name: | Pillbox SV.7 at Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster |
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Summary
Type 29 heavy machine gun pillbox, facing over railway and Axe/Yarty flood plain. Now part of water works compound and used for the storage of equipment.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 289 977 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/206
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, 4198 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356746.
Wills, H., 1985, Wills, H. 1985 Pillboxes, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Rectangular, concrete, west-facing pillbox listed at SY289978.
Hawkins, M., 1988, Somerset at War 1939-1945, 97 (Monograph). SDV115272.
Adkins, L. + Adkins, R., 1992, Pillboxes, Taunton Stop Line (Correspondence). SDV356784.
Pillbox. Correctly placed to be part of the 'Taunton Stop Line'.
Hellis, J., 1992, The Taunton Stop Line, 43 (Article in Serial). SDV130111.
Axminster was a strongpoint on the Taunton Stop Line, with additional defences.
Horner, W., 1993, Pillbox, Axminster Sewage Works (Ground Photograph). SDV356788.
Horner, W., 1993, Pillbox, Axminster Sewage Works (Ground Photograph). SDV356789.
Horner, W., 1993, Pillboxes in Axminster (Personal Comment). SDV356785.
Site visit 13th October 1993. Rear of pillbox viewed from access track. Possibly Type 29. Fallen blast wall on south-east side.
Horner, W., 1994, Taunton Stop Line Survey (Personal Comment). SDV356786.
Site visit 22nd December 1993. Viewed closer up. Type 29 heavy machine gun pillbox. Faces west-south-west over railway and Axe/Yarty flood plain. Concrete construction. Now part of water works compound and used for storage of equipment.
Mear, K., 1997, Pillbox Inside Water Treatment Works at Horslears (Worksheet). SDV356787.
Pillbox, inside water treatment works. Concrete pillar outside door has fallen over. Same design as Vickers Machine Gun Pillbox.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 7 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Vickers machine gun pillbox of type FW3/27.
Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 16, Fig. 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.
An archaeological and historical desk top study of land at Musbury Road, Axminster.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
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. 7. |
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| SDV115272 | Monograph: Hawkins, M.. 1988. Somerset at War 1939-1945. Somerset at War 1939-1945. 97. |
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| SDV130111 | Article in Serial: Hellis, J.. 1992. The Taunton Stop Line. Fortress. 14. Unknown. 43. |
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| SDV320907 | Report - Assessment: Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N.. 2001. An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster. Hollinrake Report. 230. A4 Stapled + Digital. 16, Fig. 6. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Wills, H. 1985 Pillboxes. Pillboxes. Unknown. 74. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91405 ] |
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| SDV356746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4198. |
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| SDV356784 | Correspondence: Adkins, L. + Adkins, R.. 1992. Pillboxes, Taunton Stop Line. Letter + Map. Unknown. |
| SDV356785 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1993. Pillboxes in Axminster. Not Applicable. |
| SDV356786 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1994. Taunton Stop Line Survey. Not Applicable. |
| SDV356787 | Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1997. Pillbox Inside Water Treatment Works at Horslears. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV356788 | Ground Photograph: Horner, W.. 1993. Pillbox, Axminster Sewage Works. Slide. |
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| SDV356789 | Ground Photograph: Horner, W.. 1993. Pillbox, Axminster Sewage Works. Slide. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV50323 | Related to: Infantry Trench to north-east of Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42342 | Related to: Pillbox S.48 adjacent to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42344 | Related to: S.A/T.602 Anti-Tank Gun Emplacement, next to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2018 3:41PM |
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