Monument record MDO42591 - Second World War pillbox, Rolls Drive, Wick, Bournemouth

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note the presence of a Second World War pillbox of unspecified type at this location on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs dated 1947.

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The pillbox formerly sat in open ground (since developed) just west of a linear defensive earthwork bank, and appears to be part of a NE-SW aligned stop-line of several similar installations defending the approach to the Chain Home radar station at Hengistbury Head from the west. It has since been removed and the area developed for housing.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e41729.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-Jan-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3021.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 15690 91550 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:48PM

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