Monument record MDO42778 - Second World War infantry post adjacent to the East Cliff Lift, East Undercliff Drive and Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth.

Please read our .

Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note a former Second World War infantry post at approximately this location immediately east of the base of the East Cliff Lift, as listed by M A Edgington. The post is likely to have been of relatively ephemeral, possibly primarily sandbagged construction.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The post has been removed, and possibly built-over. Its site may further have been damaged as a result of a major landslip immediately east of the Lift in 2016

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e44929.
  • --- Monograph: Edgington M A. 2013. Bournemouth and the Second World War. Appendix A.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SZ 09620 90910 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 6 2020 2:50PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.

Comments