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| HER Number: | MDV52906 |
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| Name: | Pillbox on Wyke Road, Axminster |
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Summary
Pillbox visible on 1948 RAF photograph by the side of the road to the south of Woodbury Cross. It would have covered an anti-tank ditch at the point where the latter was crossed by Wyke Lane. Part of the Axminister fortified area on the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 295 974 |
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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/308
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Pillbox visible by the roadside to the south of Woodbury Cross, tucked by the hedge just to the north of the anti-tank ditch.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431/3200 (Aerial Photograph). SDV132197.
South facing pillbox visible in hedge line on RAF 1948 aerial photograph. It covered an anti-tank ditch at the point where it is crossed by Wyke Lane.
Wills, H., 1985, Wills, H. 1985 Pillboxes, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists a polygonal pillbox of mixed construction facing south-east at SY295975.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV132197 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431/3200. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Wills, H. 1985 Pillboxes. Pillboxes. Unknown. 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: #113628 ] |
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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) |
| MDV24551 | Related to: Anti-Tank Ditch on south side of Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV52907 | Related to: Pillbox, Woodbury Lane, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2018 2:33PM |
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