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A light anti-aircraft machine gun post, with a red brick box on top as an ammunition locker. The parapet wall to the gun platform are missing. Taunton Station had at least four other similar LAA posts, of which two at least have been demolished. The posts were probably manned by the LAA troop of GWR Coy of 2nd Somerset (Taunton) Home Guard Btn.
(Source: Field Visit 2001)


      

        Type of site
        MACHINE GUN POST
      

      

        Location
        Under the 'Fortysteps' footbridge over the GWR West Yard at Taunton.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Taunton, Somerset, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            ST 222 255
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Good

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Hunt, David
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. 

 
 Taunton anti-tank island - Defences of Taunton anti-tank island (also a category 'A' nodal point and a Vulnerable Defile). Cassini ref. T6645. [Source:  Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. 

        		
      

      

        Photographs
        
View of MACHINE GUN POST - S0014641
         

     (1) - site view (DIGITISED).  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0014641

      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, During 2001 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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