Monument record MDO42658 - Second World War pillbox west of Gloucester Road rail bridge, Pokesdown

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note a former type FW3/22 pillbox at this location, clearly visible north of the railway line and west of Gloucester Road on Royal Air Force arial photography dated January 1947. It is also listed by M A Edgington.

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The pillbox was presumably intended to hold the Gloucester Road crossing of the Weymouth to London Waterloo railway, which lies in a cutting at this point. The pillbox has been removed and the area is now part of the yard of a builders' merchant.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e44900.
  • --- Monograph: Edgington M A. 2013. Bournemouth and the Second World War.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 11782 92404 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Sep 30 2020 3:50PM

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