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Type 22 pillbox constructed of concrete blocks. Brick-lined inside. Faces N towards railway bridge. Unusual chamfered embrasures. Concrete posts piled on roof and overgrown. Interior access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/14)
Type 22 pillbox constructed of concrete blocks. Brick-lined inside. Faces N towards railway bridge. Interior access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/14)
Bren emplacement. S.35.
(Source: Document 1940)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | By public footpath, E of railway line, SW of Weycroft. |
Area |
Axminster, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SY 30480 99823
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1972)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0016298 |
Reference |
1940 Taunton Stop Line: record map folios of Major F.B. Goodman R.E., D.C.R.E. Taunton |
Event |
Construction, By 1940/12 Field Visit, On 2003/01/14 |