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A line of concrete posts set in concrete, 8ft high approx.
(Source: Field Visit 1996)
Type of site | ANTI LANDING OBSTACLE |
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Location | NE of Clakham Drive, between the River Axe and the railway line. |
Area |
Axminster, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SY 299 993
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Very Bad |
Materials | Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Agricultural requirements (Medium Term) Detail: Posts have been removed from original position to edge of field and might be further 'tidied up'. |
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. Axminster anti-tank island - Defences of Axminster anti-tank island. Cassini ref. T7219. [Source: Southern Area Operation Instruction no.5, 4 Jan 1941 - PRO WO 166/1243]. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - photograph. |
Photographs | (1) - xerox on attached sheet. |
DOB site reference: | S0001246 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SY29NE/269) |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1996/09 Field Visit, During 1996/09 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |