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No actual anti-tank obstacles remain, but a low bank (maximum height 1m) extending for about 50m on the E side of the River Axe shows where they used to be.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/03)
Low bank which once acted as a base for anti-tank blocks (none remain).
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/14)
Anti-tank blocks (cubes) plotted from 1940 map.
(Source: Document 1940)
| Type of site | ANTI TANK BLOCK |
|---|---|
| Location | E bank of River Axe, S of Axe Bridge, Wadbrook. |
| Area |
Hawkchurch, Devon, England |
| Grid reference |
ST 3227 0164
(Scale: 1:25000
)
ST 3230 0156 |
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Removed |
| Materials | Concrete, Earthwork |
| Threats |
Type: River bank erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Area is threatened by river erosion. |
| Recorder | Dangerfield, M.E. (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. |
| Photographs |
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| DOB site reference: | S0001312 |
| Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: ST30SW/123) |
| Reference |
1940 Taunton Stop Line: record map folios of Major F.B. Goodman R.E., D.C.R.E. Taunton |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940/12 Field Visit, During 1997/03 Field Visit, During 1997/03 Field Visit, During 1997/03 Field Visit, On 2003/01/14 |
