Monument record MDO42700 - Probable Second World War road block, Rothsay Road, Talbot Heath, Poole

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Summary

The Pilbox Study Group note the site of a probable Second World War roadblock on Rothsay Road, somewhere at its crossing of the Weymouth to London Waterloo railway. No associated defences are visible on the RAF vertical aerial photographs dated January 1947, but the roadblock was presumably intended to control a potential north-south route across the railway, which is in cutting on this part of Talbot Heath.

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Full Description

The roadblock has been removed.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5031.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 07290 92530 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Defence of Britain database: e41739

Record last edited

Aug 16 2022 10:49AM

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