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Type 24 pillbox; thick-walled type covering B3162 towards the W, and old railway bridge over the road to S.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/11/01)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | E of Forton, covering old railway line and bridge just N of B3162. |
Area |
Chard, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 3410 0710
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1982)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Thomson, L.E.J. |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. Forton anti-tank island - Defences of Forton anti-tank island [by 1943 there is no mention of an anti-tank island here]. Cassini ref. T7728. [Source: Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. |
Adjacent sites | 80 A/T cubes at ST 34100710. Type 24 pillboxes to N at ST 341072 and to S at ST 34120708. |
DOB site reference: | S0000372 |
Associated Identifier | Somerset SMR (ref: 55203) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/11/01 |