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HER Number:MDV42343
Name:Pillbox SV.7 at Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster

Summary

A Type 29 heavy machine gun pillbox, facing over the railway and Axe/Yarty flood plain. Now part of the water works compound and used for the storage of equipment.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 289 977
Map Sheet:SY29NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/206

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, 4198 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356746.

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

Rectangular, concrete, west-facing pillbox listed at SY289978.

Hawkins, M., 1988, Somerset at War 1939-1945, 97 (Monograph). SDV115272.

Adkins, L. + Adkins, R., 1992, Pillboxes, Taunton Stop Line (Correspondence). SDV356784.

Pillbox. Correctly placed to be part of the 'Taunton Stop Line'.

Horner, W., 1993, Pillbox at Axminster Sewage Works (Ground Photograph). SDV356788.

Horner, W., 1993, Pillbox at Axminster Sewage Works (Ground Photograph). SDV356789.

Horner, B., 1993, Pillboxes in Axminster (Site Visit). SDV356785.

Site visit 13th October 1993. Rear of pillbox viewed from access track. Possibly Type 29. Fallen blast wall on south-east side.

Horner, B., 1993, Taunton Stop Line Survey Site Visit, No. 3 on map (Site Visit). SDV356786.

Site visit 22nd December 1993. Viewed closer up. Type 29 heavy machine gun pillbox. Faces west-south-west over railway and Axe/Yarty flood plain. Concrete construction. Now part of water works compound and used for storage of equipment.

Mear, K., 1997, Pillbox Inside Water Treatment Works at Horslears (Worksheet). SDV356787.

Pillbox, inside water treatment works. Concrete pillar outside door has fallen over. Same design as Vickers Machine Gun Pillbox.

Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 7 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.

Vickers machine gun pillbox of type FW3/27.

Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 16, Fig. 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.

An archaeological and historical desk top study of land at Musbury Road, Axminster.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

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. 7.
SDV115272Monograph: Hawkins, M.. 1988. Somerset at War 1939-1945. Somerset at War 1939-1945. 97.
SDV320907Report - Assessment: Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N.. 2001. An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster. Hollinrake Report. 230. A4 Stapled + Digital. 16, Fig. 6.
SDV336210Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74.
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91405 ]
SDV356746Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4198.
SDV356784Correspondence: Adkins, L. + Adkins, R.. 1992. Pillboxes, Taunton Stop Line. Letter + Map. Unknown.
SDV356785Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1993. Pillboxes in Axminster. Digital.
SDV356786Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1993. Taunton Stop Line Survey Site Visit. Taunton Stop Line Survey. A4 Single Sheet. No. 3 on map.
SDV356787Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1997. Pillbox Inside Water Treatment Works at Horslears. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV356788Ground Photograph: Horner, W.. 1993. Pillbox at Axminster Sewage Works. Slide.
SDV356789Ground Photograph: Horner, W.. 1993. Pillbox at Axminster Sewage Works. Slide.

Associated Monuments

MDV45243Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument)
MDV119535Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument)
MDV50323Related to: Infantry Trench to north-east of Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument)
MDV42342Related to: Pillbox S.48 adjacent to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument)
MDV42344Related to: S.A/T.602 Anti-Tank Gun Emplacement, next to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 26 2025 2:42PM

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