Monument record MDO29491 - Second World War anti tank blocks, Front Beach, Cobb, Lyme Regis

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Summary

A line of Second World War anti-tank blocks are visible at the west end of Front Beach, inside The Cobb, on photographs taken in 1946-7. These beach defences have since been removed.

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A line of Second World War anti-tank blocks are visible at the west end of Front Beach, inside The Cobb, on photographs taken in 1946-7 (1-2). These beach defences have since been removed. They were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4501-2.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1412 3335-6.

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Grid reference Centred SY 3383 9167 (40m by 100m) (47 map features)
Map sheet SY39SW
Civil Parish Lyme Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Oct 17 2013 3:21PM

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