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| HER Number: | MDV72426 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.92 to south of Havencliffe House, Axmouth |
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Summary
Site of Second World War pillbox. The structure was overgrown in 1996 and not located during a survey of pillboxes in 2005-8. However, it is still marked on modern mapping. It formed part of the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 254 899 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY28NE |
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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: 1417456
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, LXXXII SE & XCV NE (Cartographic). SDV325259.
Pillbox marked on Royal Engineer's plan as S.92.
Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox in Garden of Haven House (Worksheet). SDV356805.
Type 24 reinforced concrete pillbox with breeze block shuttering. Overgrown by laurel etc, barely visible, entrance and ports blocked.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Pillbox of type FW3/22 with only 1ft 6in walls.
THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION, 2008, WWII Pill Boxes in the Axe Valley, 11 (Report - Survey). SDV347565.
The pillbox was not located during a survey of pillboxes between Colyton and the sea undertaken in 2005-8.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Structure 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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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXII 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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| SDV356805 | Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox in Garden of Haven House. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99893 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5167 - Survey of Pillboxes in the Axe Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2025 9:56AM |
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