Monument record MDO42752 - Second World War anti-tank ditch, Longfleet, Poole

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group list a large Second World War anti-tank ditch visible on RAF aerial photographs dated January 1947. The ditch is irregular and is present from the peripheral salt march of Poole Harbour (now beneath the Sterte Road Industrial Estate, passing south of School Lane, then immediately north of Oakdale Junior School before turning south east to join a system of anti-tank blocks.

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Full Description

The ditch has largely, if not completely, been infilled, or built over.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e32304.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2040.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 01590 92090 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Oct 23 2020 12:39PM

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