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| HER Number: | MDV52905 |
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| Name: | Pillbox 190 metres southeast of Axminster Sewage Works |
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Summary
Site of pillbox visible on Royal Air Force aerial photograph on south-west side of Axminster. It was demolished pre 1996. It would have been part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 291 975 |
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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/307
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Air Force, 1948, CPE/UK/2431/4198 (Aerial Photograph). SDV348825.
Possible pillbox visible on Royal Air Force 1948 aerial photograph overlooking railway and anti-tank ditch. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills list a polygonal pillbox of mixed construction facing west.
Mear, K., 1996, Former Pillbox South of Horslears Estate (Worksheet). SDV356745.
Former pillbox to south of Horslears Estate in Axminster, blown up according to farmer.
Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 17, Fig. 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.
Hunt, D., 2006, River Axe Defences (Correspondence). SDV325537.
The policy for removing pillboxes after the war was that any on arable land would be removed and those on pasture would not.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV325537 | Correspondence: Hunt, D.. 2006. River Axe Defences. Letter. |
| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94475 ] |
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| SDV348825 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. CPE/UK/2431/4198. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV356745 | Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1996. Former Pillbox South of Horslears Estate. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
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: | May 24 2019 2:55PM |
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