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Monument details

Summary

A WWII pillbox is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. It is one of three in this immediate vicinity all covering the railway line to the south. It is not clear whether the pillbox still exists as this area is now covered with scrub.

Monument Types

• PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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A WWII pillbox is visible in the corner of a field on 1940s vertical aerial photographs [1]. It appears to be of Type 24 form. It is one of three in this immediate vicinity (see also MWX43485 & Mke41986) covering the railway line to the south. It is not clear whether the pillbox still exists as recent aerial photographs show the field corner as covered with scrub growth and overgrown hedgerow [2].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].

<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Tile ref: PGA_TR3457_2007-04-22 (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

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