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Railblock. Serial no. S.RL. 27a. Cassini ref. 737209. 'F' Brigade Sector.
(Source: Document 1941/01/04)
Railblock. Two blocks survive each side of the line, with slots to take horizontal rails. Some adjoining anti-tank cubes are also still in situ [see UORN 1242]
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/14)


      

        Type of site
        RAILBLOCK
      

      

        Location
        On the railway line SW of Weycroft, near a public crossing point.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Axminster, Devon, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SY 30250 99710
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Good

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project)
      

      

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

        		
      

      

        Photographs
        
View of RAILBLOCK - S0016430
         

       		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0016430

      

      

        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

             1940/12 Report on Taunton Stop Line

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940/06 1940/12

            Field Visit, On 2003/01/14 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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