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Summary

Pillbox visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2012. It was largely obscured by scrub and tree growth in 2012 but is likely to survive relatively extant. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1417466
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/235

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Pillbox marked on Royal Engineer's Survey as S.90.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 4492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.

Pillbox visible.

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

Polygonal pillbox of mixed construction. Faces south-west.

Horner, B., 1994, East Devon Pillboxes (Site Visit). SDV356839.

Site visit 16th March 1994. Intact polygonal pillbox facing southwest visible above Axmouth Road. Type FW3/24.

Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox Behind Hedge on B3172 (Worksheet). SDV356803.

Type 24 Pillbox, concrete exposed. Partly recessed in ground.

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. 1251 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

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

THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION, 2008, WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV347565.

S.90 was a Type 24 pillbox.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A small flat roofed building is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2012. It is circa 5 by 6 metres in maximum dimensions and is likely to be a Second World War pillbox forming part of the Taunton Stop Line. It appears to survive although it was heavily obscured by scrub in 2012. It is depicted on modern mapping so has not been transcribed.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Pillbox shown.

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. 5.
SDV110669	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4492.
SDV325259	Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII SE & XCV NE.
SDV336210	Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74.
SDV347565	Report - Survey: THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION. 2008. WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley. Devonshire Association. Digital + A4. Table 1.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351568	Archive - 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. 1251.
SDV356803	Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox Behind Hedge on B3172. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV356839	Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1994. East Devon Pillboxes. Digital.
SDV362729	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117574 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
• EDV5167 - Survey of Pillboxes in the Axe Valley

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