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An excellent example of an Allan Williams turret: some of its original protective paint remains. The turning mechanism appears to be rusted up. Machine gun bracket is still intact. The pit has 3ft - 4ft of water at the bottom.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/07/30)
Allan Williams Turret: welded metal plates and hemispherical top over buried cylinder. One large circular hole in top side of hemisphere with mount. Hatch entrance below gunport. Doors missing. Top revolves. Flooded & metal pierced in 3 places, otherwise in good condition but rusty.
(Source: Field Visit 1989/08/25)
Type of site | ALLAN WILLIAMS TURRET |
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Location | On military firing range (overlooking exit from beach), Worbarrow Bay, nr. Tyneham. |
Area |
Tyneham, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 8714 7980
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Steel |
Threats |
Type: Deterioration (Immediate) Detail: This structure is exposed to the elements and rusting away. |
Recorder | Matthews, Graham G. |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs | (1) - attached to form. |
Adjacent sites | Worbarrow Bay defence structures. |
DOB site reference: | S0000079 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/07/30 Field Visit, On 1989/08/25 |