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| HER Number: | MDV52904 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.65 circa 200 metres east of Whitford Bridge, Musbury |
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Summary
Pillbox with east facing annexe to the east of Whitford Bridge. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940. Now engulfed by a thicket.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 264 952 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Musbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MUSBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/295
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, LXXII.S (Cartographic). SDV325259.
Pillbox marked on Royal Engineer's plan as S.65.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 3492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.
Possible pillbox visible on 1947 aerial photograph.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists pillboxes at SY264952 and SY254953.
Horner, B., 1994, Taunton Stop Line Survey (Personal Comment). SDV360458.
Shown on location map in HER.
Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox 40 metres north of Whitford to Musbury Road (Worksheet). SDV357229.
Type 24 with 'annexe' facing east, engulfed in thicket, barely visible in summer. Photo.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Pillbox of Type FW3/22 with 3 foot 6 inch walls.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1042 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Pillboxes listed at SY 264 952 and SY 254 953. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury, 7, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV338613.
Overgrown. Other details: No 1047.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Building 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. |
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| SDV110669 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3492. |
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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXII.S. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74. |
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| SDV338613 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.17. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7, 14. |
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| 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. 1042. |
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| SDV357229 | Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox 40 metres north of Whitford to Musbury Road. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV360458 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 1994. Taunton Stop Line Survey. Not Applicable. |
| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94474 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV39424 | Related to: Pillbox 125 metres east of Whitford Bridge, Musbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4199 - Devon County Farms Historic Environment Audit (Pilot Project)
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2025 7:04PM |
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