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| HER Number: | MDV48677 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.V.1 to north-west of Fortfield, Hawkchurch |
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Summary
Machine gun type pillbox facing north-west covering railway and Broom bridge from overlooking scarp. Part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 327 021 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HAWKCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/129
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4323 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363110.
Pillbox visible on 1947 RAF aerial photo. Faces northwest covering railway and Broom bridge from overlooking scarp.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 76 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists rectangular north facing concrete pillbox at ST327022.
Horner, B., 1993, Pillboxes and Roadblocks (Site Visit). SDV360454.
Site visit 14th May 1993. Unable to confirm site as not visible from road.
Dangerfield, M.E. + Dangerfield, J.D. + Tibbles, N., 1996, Pillbox, Broom Pits (Worksheet). SDV357572.
Type 28 pillbox similar to S.V.2. Concrete gun platform still in place. Main firing direction due north, above a steep slope. Photo.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 6 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Vickers MG pillbox S.V.1 of type FW3/27.
Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0001338 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Site visit 14th January 2003. Wadbrook defence area. Vickers machine gun emplacement. Faces west. No access. In fair condition.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Small square structure marked.
Powell-Thomas, A., 2017, The West Country's last Line of Defence. Taunton Stop Line, 76 (Monograph). SDV360594.
Not visible from road.
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. 6. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 76. |
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| SDV357572 | Worksheet: Dangerfield, M.E. + Dangerfield, J.D. + Tibbles, N.. 1996. Pillbox, Broom Pits. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93275 ] |
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| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. DA04-Wadbrook-S0001338. |
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| SDV360454 | Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1993. Pillboxes and Roadblocks. Not Applicable. |
| SDV360594 | Monograph: Powell-Thomas, A.. 2017. The West Country's last Line of Defence. Taunton Stop Line. The West Country's last Line of Defence. Taunton Stop Line. Paperback Volume. 76. |
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| SDV363110 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974/4323. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119869 | Part of: Wadbrook Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2019 1:07PM |
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