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Type 22 pillbox located at the top of the railway cutting at the entrance to the railway tunnel at Frampton. Outside the entrance is a trench which allows access to the entrance and which also may have been used for protective firing cover for the rear. 3 embrasures are positioned in 3 walls. Standard brick and concrete construction, with internal blast wall.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/02/14)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | Railway tunnel entrance, Frampton. |
Area |
Frampton, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 6301 9518
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Immediate) Detail: Tree growing from roof of pillbox; has caused superficial damage to top of two walls. |
Recorder | Matthews, Graham G. |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Dorchester Stop Line - Line runs from Yeovil to Weymouth via Dorchester and mainly along the railway line. |
Attached Sheets | (1) Site location map. |
Photographs | (1) - exterior view (attached to form) |
Adjacent sites | Pillboxes at SY 62599537 and SY 63129496 |
DOB site reference: | S0000040 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/02/14 |