Monument record MDO42598 - Second World War pillbox adjacent to number 7 Bindbarrow, north of Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note that a Second World War Type FW3/22 pillbox is visible at approximately this location on RAF vertical photographs dated 1947.

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Full Description

The pillbox has since been removed and the area developed for domestic housing

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3073-4.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e30801.

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Location

Grid reference SY 49190 89000 (point)
Map sheet SY48NE
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:48PM

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