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| HER Number: | MDV52907 |
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| Name: | Pillbox, Woodbury Lane, Axminster |
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Summary
Site of pillbox shown on Royal Air Force aerial photograph of 1948 overlooking Woodbury Lane. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 296 975 |
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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/309
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.
Structure visible.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431/3200 (Aerial Photograph). SDV132197.
Polygonal pillbox visible on Royal Air Force 1948 aerial photograph. It covered Woodbury Lane eastwards at a point where the anti-tank ditch crosses it.
Wills, H., 1985, Wills, H. 1985 Pillboxes, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists a polygonal pillbox of mixed construction facing south-east at SY296975.
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: #33148 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV24551 | Related to: Anti-Tank Ditch on south side of Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV52906 | Related to: Pillbox on Wyke Road, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2018 2:45PM |
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