Monument record MDO42751 - Row of Second World War anti-tank blocks west of Cemetery Junction, Dean Park, Bournemouth

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note the survival of an east-west aligned row of eight pyramid-topped concrete anti-tank blocks east of the road junction as far as the southern end of the parapet for the western entrance to the rail underpass below the roads.

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Full Description

The blocks remain in situ and are clearly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery dated 2018.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2018. Google Earth 2018.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e48380.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 08960 92500 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2020 4:51PM

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