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Sandbagged 'pillbox' site in garden of St. Mary's Cottage
(Source: Field Visit )
A sandbag-constructed infantry position on London Road, Dorking, close to the main railway lines (it protected Deepdene railway bridge), and adjacent to concrete roadblocks. It was demolished in 1942.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/01)
Type of site | INFANTRY POST |
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Location | St. Mary's Cottage, London Road (A24), Dorking. |
Area |
Dorking, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 1703 5024
(Scale: 1:10000
, 1961)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Sandbags |
Recorder | Shackel, Michael |
Defence grouping |
Dorking Gap defences - Defences (associated with the GHQ Line) of the Dorking Gap (valley of the River Mole passing between the North Downs). Dorking nodal point - Defences of Dorking Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. Q6068. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. |
Attached Sheets | (2) - drawing of the infantry position as it was in July 1940 (DIGITISED), and sheet with further information. |
Photographs |
(1) - view of the location as it is today. |
DOB site reference: | S0010673 |
Event |
Construction, During 1940/07 Field Visit, During 2000/01 Demolition, During 1942 |