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Concrete tubes set in two groups opposite each other in the banks of the River Mole. These possibly formed supports for a bridge or were associated with the revetting of the river banks as an anti-tank obstacle.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/01/30)
Circular concrete piles on both banks of the river at the point where it was reached by the anti-tank ditch. Their purpose is uncertain - possibly supporting a barrier across the river or some form of revetting to strengthen the banks.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/03)
Type of site | DEFENCE WORK |
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Location | On both banks of the River Mole, at the rear of Boxlands House and Riverdale. |
Area |
Dorking, Surrey, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 17406 51078
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete |
Threats |
Type: River bank erosion (Immediate) Detail: Some of the concrete pipes have been washed away by the river. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Berkshire/Hampshire/Surrey/Kent) - West - East section of GHQ Line running from Reading through Hampshire and West Surrey to Kent (Leigh) following in part a line south of the North Downs. Dorking Gap defences - Defences (associated with the GHQ Line) of the Dorking Gap (valley of the River Mole passing between the North Downs). |
Photographs |
(4) - site views (2 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0009434 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1998/01/30 Field Visit, On 2003/12/03 |