Monument record MDO28884 - Second World War Type 22 pillbox, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth

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Summary

A Second World War Type 22 pillbox is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1945 to the south east of Southbourne Coast Road. The pillbox was probably an outlying part of the defences around the Chain Home radar station on Hengistbury Head.

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A Second World War Type 22 pillbox is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1945 to the south east of Southbourne Coast Road. The pillbox was probably an outlying part of the defences around the Chain Home radar station on Hengistbury Head. (1) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 30-OCT-1945. RAF 106G/T16/PART II 7123-4.

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Grid reference Centred SZ 1578 9092 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2013 8:31AM

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