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| HER Number: | MDV42344 |
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| Name: | S.A/T.602 Anti-Tank Gun Emplacement, next to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster |
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Summary
Site of an anti-tank gun emplacement. It comprised only a concrete platform with a steel pedestal for gun mounting. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 289 976 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/208
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK GUN EMPLACEMENT (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
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 SY290977.
Hawkins, M., 1988, Somerset at War 1939-1945, 97 (Monograph). SDV115272.
Adkins, L. + Adkins, R., 1992, Pillboxes, Taunton Stop Line (Correspondence). SDV356784.
Site of a probable pillbox. Positive identification was not possible, but the size and shape of the building on the map, and its position (which would cover blind spots from neighbouring pillboxes caused by former sewage works buildings) suggest a pillbox. Correctly placed to be part of the 'Taunton Stop Line'.
Horner, B., 1993, Taunton Stop Line Survey Site Visit, No. 5 on map (Site Visit). SDV356786.
Site visit 22nd December 1993. No trace of the site. Probably covered the rear and flank of neighbouring pillboxes and the anti-tank ditch to the south. Most likely to have been south-west facing.
Mear, K., 1997, Horslears Water Treatment Works, Unknown Site (Worksheet). SDV356792.
No evidence found. Area is now a water treatment works at Horslears. Possibly destroyed for this.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 8 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
6pdr anti-tank gun emplacement. Consisted only of a concrete platform with a steel pedestal for the gun mounting.
Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 16, Fig. 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.
THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION, 2008, WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV347565.
SA/T602 was situated between the main railway line and the branch to Lyme Regis. It is described in the progress report of 29th October 1940 as 'concrete platform only, temporary site'. Site not found.
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. 8. |
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| SDV115272 | Monograph: Hawkins, M.. 1988. Somerset at War 1939-1945. Somerset at War 1939-1945. 97. |
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| SDV320907 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91406 ] |
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| SDV347565 | Report - Survey: THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION. 2008. WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley. Devonshire Association. Digital + A4. 4. |
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| SDV356746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4198. |
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| SDV356784 | Correspondence: Adkins, L. + Adkins, R.. 1992. Pillboxes, Taunton Stop Line. Letter + Map. Unknown. |
| SDV356786 | Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1993. Taunton Stop Line Survey Site Visit. Taunton Stop Line Survey. A4 Single Sheet. No. 5 on map. |
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| SDV356792 | Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1997. Horslears Water Treatment Works, Unknown Site. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV50323 | Related to: Infantry Trench to north-east of Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42342 | Related to: Pillbox S.48 adjacent to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42343 | Related to: Pillbox SV.7 at Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5167 - Survey of Pillboxes in the Axe Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2025 2:42PM |
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