Monument record MDO42612 - Second World War pillbox at Mudeford Junior School, Mudeford Road, Christchurch

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note that a Second World War type FW3/22 pillbox formerly adjacent to the eastern side of Mudeford Road, in the north-western part of what is now the playing field of Mudeford Junior School. It was recorded at approximately this location on an annotated oblique aerial photograph from the early 1950s, and is also clear on RAF vertical photographs from 1947.

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Full Description

The pillbox has been removed and the site now lies on the boundary of a school playing field.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3017-18.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e29834.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 17600 92640 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2020 4:55PM

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