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Mr. Harris of Garners Farm states there was a pillbox here facing W towards railway at Broom Bridge. The site may be visible as well on a RAF 1947 AP.
(Source: Oral Account 1995/07/12)
Hexagonal structure (type 24 pillbox) plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1961)
Bren emplacement. S.10.
(Source: Document 1940)
Hexagonal structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1947/04/11)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
      

      

        Location
        Gardners Farm, N of Holditch Lane, Holditch, nr. Axminster

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Thorncombe, Dorset, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            ST 33121 02580
             (Scale: 1:2500
              , 1961)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Unknown

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Horner, W.S. (Devon County Council (Sites and Monuments Record))
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. 

        		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0000088

      

      

        Reference
        
             1947/04/11 CPE/UK/1974 (frs.4322-4323)

             1995 Farmer of Gardners Farm - position of pillboxes and gun emplacements

             1940 Taunton Stop Line: record map folios of Major F.B. Goodman R.E., D.C.R.E. Taunton

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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