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| HER Number: | MDV72422 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.89 circa 340 metres north of Squires Lane, Axmouth |
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Summary
A Second World War pillbox is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1956. It is obscured by tree growth in later available aerial photographs but was recorded as in good condition in 1996. However, it was not located during a recording survey undertaken in 2005-8, although it is still depicted on modern mapping. Formerly part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940. One of a group of four around a field boundary on the east side of the B3172.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 255 904 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1417467
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 plan as S.89.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3324-3325 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A small flat roofed structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 4492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.
Pillbox visible.
Royal Air Force, 1956, RAF/82/1401, RAF/82/1401 F21 0049-0050 24-APR-1956 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356129.
A small flat roofed structure is visible.
Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox in Wood (Worksheet). SDV356826.
Type 24 concrete pillbox with breeze block shuttering. In wood, engulfed in brambles. Photo.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Pillbox of type FW3/22 with 3ft 6in walls.
THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION, 2008, WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley, 11 (Report - Survey). SDV347565.
The pillbox was not found during a recording project of pill boxes between Colyford and the sea in 2005-8.
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 1956. It is circa 5 by 5 metres, appears to be five or six sided, and is likely to be a Second World War pillbox forming part of the Taunton Stop Line. The structure is not clearly visible on later available aerial photographs, when the area is obscured by tree growth. 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. |
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| SDV110669 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4492. |
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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII SE & XCV NE. |
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| SDV347565 | Report - Survey: THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION. 2008. WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley. Devonshire Association. Digital + A4. 11. |
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| 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. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3324-3325 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV356129 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1956. RAF/82/1401. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/82/1401 F21 0049-0050 24-APR-1956. |
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| SDV356826 | Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox in Wood. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99889 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV52900 | Related to: Pillbox S.88 circa 325 metres north of Squires Lane, Axmouth (Monument) |
| MDV55049 | Related to: Pillbox S.V.15 circa 324 metres north of Squires Lane, Axmouth (Monument) |
| MDV55050 | Related to: Pillbox S.V.16 circa 320 metres north of Squires Lane, Axmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5167 - Survey of Pillboxes in the Axe Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2025 9:55AM |
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