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| HER Number: | MDV72463 |
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| Name: | Roadblock S.Rd.70, Axmouth |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War roadblock. Part of the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 258 911 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROADBLOCK (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Engineers, 1940, Plans of Taunton Stop Line, LXXXIII SE & XCV NE (Cartographic). SDV325259.
Roadblock S.Rd.70 marked on Royal Engineers plan.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 13 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Roadblock S.Rd.70 for Axmouth, Priority "Rear" with concrete cylinders and posts.
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. 13. |
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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII SE & XCV NE. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 5 2019 2:27PM |
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