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XDO Post linked to mines in Solent. Square with '+' blast walls. Look out tower above. Porch over entrance.
(Source: SMR )
Square concrete XDO post with observation slot in S corner, and the entrance in the N corner. There are cut-outs in the corners of the post [to support a boom cable?]. The entrance and observation slot are bricked up.
(Source: Field Visit 2001/05/06)
Type of site | EXTENDED DEFENCE OFFICERS POST |
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Location | Beside the Solent Way footpath midway between Hamble oil terminal and the Royal Victoria Country Park, off Westfield Common. |
Area |
Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, England |
Grid reference |
SU 4687 0690
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1996)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Armishaw, A. |
Defence grouping |
Hampshire coast defences - Defences of the Hampshire coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - sheet with printed photographic image. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0012712 |
Associated Identifier | Hampshire SMR (ref: SU40NE 25) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2001/05/06 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |