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A type 22 pillbox, very overgrown and with approx. 4ft of water inside. 5 main embrasures and pistol port by entrance. Constructed of concrete and brick with internal anti-ricochet wall. Protected entrance with exposed brick end elevations. [very difficult to survey owing to the vegetation].
(Source: Field Visit 1997/01/30)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | 50 yards along the track from the sewage works, Maiden Newton. |
Area |
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 6043 9720
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Immediate) Detail: Structure almost totally overgrown. |
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 | Pillboxes at SY 60259754 and SY 60429708. |
DOB site reference: | S0000066 |
Reference |
1999/12 Dorset Attacked, Dorset Defended |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/01/30 |