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HER Number:MDV52937
Name:Pillbox S.16 to north-east of Broome Cottage, Hawkchurch

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
Map Sheet:ST30SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHawkchurch
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHAWKCHURCH

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

SDV109230Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1998. The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AI/S/3. Photocopy. 4.
SDV336210Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 76.
SDV357569Worksheet: Dangerfield, M. E. + Dangerfield, J.. 1997. Pillbox, Broom Cottages. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94494 ]
SDV360266Report - 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.
SDV360594Monograph: 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.
SDV363108Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4322. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).

Associated Monuments

MDV119535Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument)
MDV119869Part 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