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Type 23 pillbox, constructed of brick walls with concrete roof [access to site is via the rear gardens of houses in Frome View].
(Source: Field Visit 1997/01/27)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/23) |
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Location | Behind houses and street 'Frome View', on railway embankment, nr. Maiden Newton. |
Area |
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 6025 9754
(Scale: 1:1250
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
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. Maiden Newton anti-tank island - Anti-invasion defences of Maiden Newton (50 Division) anti-tank island. [GHQ and Comd: Cassini U01. 5 Corps Operation Instruction No.41 of 5.9.40 - PRO WO 166/249]. |
Attached Sheets | (1) Site location map. |
Photographs | (1) - external view (attached to form). |
Adjacent sites | Anti-tank blocks at SY 60089783; Pillbox at SY 60099784 and SY 60439720. |
DOB site reference: | S0000061 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/01/27 |