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| HER Number: | MDV48157 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.47 to west of Factories on west side of Musbury Road |
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Summary
Pill box on railway embankment overlooking the River Axe. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 290 979 |
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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/266
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, 3199 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356746.
Pill box visible on 1948 RAF aerial photo on railway embankment. Part of Axminster fortified area on the Taunton Stop Line.
Ordnance Survey, 1967, SY2997 (Cartographic). SDV132677.
Six-sided pillbox recorded on OS 1:2500 (1967) map.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Polygonal, mixed-construction, west-facing pillbox listed by Wills at SY290979.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 4 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Pillbox of type FW3/22 with 3ft 6in walls.
Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 17, Fig. 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.
An archaeological and historical desk top study of land at Musbury Road, Axminster.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Pillbox marked on railway embankment above the River Axe.
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. 4. |
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| SDV132677 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1967. SY2997. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Map. Unknown. |
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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. 17, Fig. 5. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74. |
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| SDV356746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3199. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111719 ] |
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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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2025 6:49PM |
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