Monument record MDO43512 - Tank trap, Recreation Ground, Blandford Forum

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Summary

A World War II tank trap recorded in the Recreation Ground, Blandford Forum. The tank trap comprises three concrete cubes which are the remains a line of thirty or more blocks which once ran across the Recreation Ground. Construction took place in 1940-41. A field visit in 1998 found the structures extant and in a fair condition.

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3 surviving anti-tank cubes from a line of 30 plus that once ran across the Recreation Ground: they were still there in 1978.Park Road, Blandford Forum. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Digital archive: World Wide Web page at ;http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm.
  • <2> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. DEB01.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8857 0689 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Blandford Forum; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Defence of Britain database: S0003140
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 154
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1419134

Record last edited

Mar 1 2022 1:28PM

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