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Type 22 pillbox, of standard brick and concrete construction. However, the brick work is suffering very badly from frost erosion (spalding). It has a porch type entrance with a pistol hole, and 5 main embrasures. All have been constructed in concrete. Outside, the top elevation of brickwork is missing exposing the concrete roof. Internal blast wall. Dimensions, front external elevation 8ft exposed above ground level. Walls 19ins thick, 7ft 9ins external length. Entrance roof 13ins sloping to 11.5ins at edge. External entrance 27ins x 79ins, internal entrance 28ins x 56ins. Roof 13ins thick laid in 5ins bands. Internal blast wall 39ins x 46ins x 9.5ins in T-shape. Internal height 78ins. Internal walls 5ft 9ins wide, embrasures 15ins x 8ins external, widening to 28ins x 14ins internally. Pistol port 11ins x 7ins externally, widening to 12ins x 14ins internally.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/01/29)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)
      

      

        Location
        On an escarpment 100 yards NE of Frampton village.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Frampton, Dorset, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SY 6312 9496
             (Scale: 1:2500
              )
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Threats
        
            Type: Natural erosion (Long Term) 
Detail: Damage to brick work by frost.

        		
      

      

        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 63769463; and SY 63089509.

      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0000072

      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 1997/01/29 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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