Defence of Britain Database Anti-invasion record: S0001234

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Two pillboxes, square in shape 30 yards apart (15ft x 15ft approx.) [see also UORN 16302]. With embrasure and shelf for Hotchkiss machine gun.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/08/01)
Square structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1961)
Pillbox structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1947/04/11)
Vickers emplacement. S.6.
(Source: Document 1940)
Concrete block-faced medium machine gun emplacement dug into bank. Large main stepped embrasure. Two additional embrasures. Chamfered corners. Detached exterior blast wall. Brick-lined interior. Entrance on W side. Lies off public footpath. Interior access possible. Faces river (NW).
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/14)

Type of site	VICKERS MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT
Location	On ridge SE of Coaxdon Cottages overlooking River Axe.
Area	Axminster, Devon, England
Grid reference	ST 31206 00140 (Scale: 1:2500 , 1961)
Period	WW2
Condition	Fair
Materials	Breeze Block, Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete
Recorder	Hayne, D. (Axminster Historical Society)
Defence grouping	Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton.
Attached Sheets	(1) - photograph.
Photographs	(1) - xerox on attached sheet.
Adjacent sites	Companion pillbox 30 yards away.
DOB site reference:	S0001234
Associated Identifier	Devon SMR (ref: ST30SW/98)
Reference	1940 Taunton Stop Line: record map folios of Major F.B. Goodman R.E., D.C.R.E. Taunton 1947/04/11 CPE/UK/1974 (frs.1423-1424)
Event	Construction, In the period 1940/12 Field Visit, On 1996/08/01 Field Visit, On 1996/08/01 Field Visit, On 2003/01/14