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HER Number:MDV39364
Name:Pillbox S.74 circa 300 metres south-west of New House Farm, Musbury

Summary

West facing pillbox overlooking the River Axe. Now overgrown. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 261 934
Map Sheet:SY29SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMusbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMUSBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/168

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLBOX (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

Full description

Royal Engineers, 1940, Plans of Taunton Stop Line, LXXXIII NE (Cartographic). SDV325259.

Pillbox marked on Royal Engineer's plan as S.74.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 3492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.

Visible at circa SY26169348.

Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.

Wills lists a polygonal west facing pillbox of mixed construction at SY262935.

Hellis, J., 1990, List of Defensive Sites (Un-published). SDV99101.

Site visited in 1988. Pillbox of Type 29.

Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox on East Bank of River Axe (Worksheet). SDV357244.

Type 24 pillbox, overgrown with hawthorn, concrete exposed inside and outside

Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.

Pillbox of type FW3/22 with 3ft 6in walls.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1297 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Pillbox visible on 1947 Aerial Photograph. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Hexagonal building depicted.

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. 5.
SDV110669Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3492.
SDV325259Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII NE.
SDV336210Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74.
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1297.
SDV357244Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox on East Bank of River Axe. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV360652Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90266 ]
SDV99101Un-published: Hellis, J.. 1990. List of Defensive Sites. Manuscript.

Associated Monuments

MDV119535Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 25 2025 3:06PM