Monument record MDO42607 - Second World War pillbox on The Cobb, Lyme Regis

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note that a what appears to be a Second World War Type FW3/26 pillbox is visible on The Cobb at Lyme Regis on RAF vertical photographs dated 1948.

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Full Description

The pillbox has been removed and no trace now survives above ground level.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e32145.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3345.

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Location

Grid reference SY 33860 91470 (point)
Map sheet SY39SW
Civil Parish Lyme Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:49PM

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