Monument record MDO29981 - Second World War anti tank cubes, Sandbanks, Poole

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Two lines of Second World War anti-tank cubes are visible as structures on aerial photographs of 1942, across the entrance to the beach from Shore Road, at the northern end of Sandbanks peninsula.

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Two lines of Second World War anti-tank cubes are visible as structures on aerial photographs of 1940 and 1942, across the entrance to the beach from Shore Road, at the northern end of Sandbanks peninsula. The defences consist of two lines of four cubes. (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. 02-NOV-1940. SZ 0588/2 MSO 31120 225J/BR268 O-02051.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-JUN-1942. RAF HLA/577 6076.

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Grid reference Centred SZ 0505 8835 (12m by 12m) (9 map features)
Map sheet SZ08NE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 3:06PM

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