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| HER Number: | MDV52937 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.16 to north-east of Broome Cottage, Hawkchurch |
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Summary
Square pillbox built into a low railway embankment, facing north-west away from the railway. Part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 324 022 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HAWKCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/165
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4322 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363108.
Possible pillbox visible on RAF 1947 aerial photo. On west side of railway line. May be a platelayers hut.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 76 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists a polygonal pillbox of mixed construction facing west at ST324023.
Dangerfield, M. E. + Dangerfield, J., 1997, Pillbox, Broom Cottages (Worksheet). SDV357569.
Pillbox, square, possibly modified type 26. Built into low railway embankment, facing north-west away from railway. Entrance on railway track side. Plan.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 4 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Pillbox S.16 of rectangular type.
Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0001322 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Wadbrook defence area. Pillbox (Type FW3/26). Bren emplacement. S.16. Square pillbox on west side of the railway embankment. In bad condition. Site not accessible.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Small rectangular structure shown.
Powell-Thomas, A., 2017, The West Country's last Line of Defence. Taunton Stop Line, 75 (Monograph). SDV360594.
Pillbox on west side of railway track
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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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 76. |
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| SDV357569 | Worksheet: Dangerfield, M. E. + Dangerfield, J.. 1997. Pillbox, Broom Cottages. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94494 ] |
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| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. DA04-Wadbrook-S0001322. |
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| SDV360594 | Monograph: Powell-Thomas, A.. 2017. The West Country's last Line of Defence. Taunton Stop Line. The West Country's last Line of Defence. Taunton Stop Line. Paperback Volume. 75. |
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| SDV363108 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4322. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119869 | Part of: Wadbrook Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2019 1:10PM |
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