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Sandbagged 'pillbox' site in garden of St. Mary's Cottage
(Source: Field Visit )
A sandbag-constructed infantry position on London Road, Dorking, close to the main railway lines (it protected Deepdene railway bridge), and adjacent to concrete roadblocks. It was demolished in 1942.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/01)


      

        Type of site
        INFANTRY POST
      

      

        Location
        St. Mary's Cottage, London Road (A24), Dorking.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Dorking, Surrey, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            TQ 1703 5024
             (Scale: 1:10000
              , 1961)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Removed

      

      

        Materials
        
            Sandbags
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Shackel, Michael
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Dorking Gap defences - Defences (associated with the GHQ Line) of the Dorking Gap (valley of the River Mole passing between the North Downs). 

 
 Dorking nodal point - Defences of Dorking Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. Q6068. [Source:  List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. 

        		
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (2) - drawing of the infantry position as it was in July 1940 (DIGITISED), and sheet with further information.

      

      

        Photographs
        
View of INFANTRY POST - S0010673
         

     (1) - view of the location as it is today.  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0010673

      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, During 1940/07 

            Field Visit, During 2000/01 

            Demolition, During 1942 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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