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Roadblock S. RD 51. 'E' Brigade Sector. [The 1940 map shows the position of the roadblock as at the railway bridge to the W of Axe Bridge itself. The field evidence indicates there was certainly a block at Axe Bridge: perhaps there was more than one block at this location, with the Axe Bridge block being added later - further documentary evidence gives the roadblock name as 'Axe Farm', indicating that a site to the W of Axe Bridge is correct].
(Source: Document 1940)
Two massive 5ft cubes, one each side of the road. Each has a slot to take a horizontal rail. Horizontal shuttered concrete.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/14)
Roadblock. Serial no. S.Rd. 51. First priority. 12 x tetrahedra. 12 x mines. Cassini ref. 756230.
(Source: Document 1941/01/04)
2 blocks either side of the road immediately to the W of the curved wall ends of Axe Bridge. The blocks have slits to take the road block materials (the N block slit is open 2' 9' long and 9' wide; the S block covered 2' 2' long and 9' wide). Each block is 5' 9' x 5' 4' x 6' (height). They are capped with cement rendering.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/08)
| Type of site | ROADBLOCK |
|---|---|
| Location | At Axe Bridge, SW of Wadbrook. |
| Area |
Hawkchurch, Devon, England |
| Grid reference |
ST 32226 01735
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Cement, Reinforced Concrete |
| 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. |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - photograph. |
| Photographs |
(1) - photocopy. |
| Adjacent sites | Pillbox at ST 32420172. |
| DOB site reference: | S0001339 |
| Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: ST30SW/132) |
| Reference |
1941/01/04 Southern Area Operation Instruction No.5 1940 Taunton Stop Line: record map folios of Major F.B. Goodman R.E., D.C.R.E. Taunton 1940/11/14 Home Defence Progress Report: Taunton Line 1940/12 Report on Taunton Stop Line |
| Event |
Construction, Between 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/08 Field Visit, During 1996/08 Field Visit, During 1996/08 Field Visit, On 2003/01/14 |
