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Site of pillbox (part of Taunton stop line). faced W towards Broom Bridge. Destroyed at some point in the 60s or 70s [information from Mr. Harris of Gardners Farm].
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/12)
Bren emplacement. S14.
(Source: Document 1940)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | N side of Holditch Lane at the entrance of Gardners Farm, Holditch, nr. Axminster. |
Area |
Thorncombe, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 3347 0247
(Scale: 1:10000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
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: | S0000098 |
Reference |
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 Field Visit, On 1995/07/12 Destruction, In the period 1960 1979 |