Monument record MDO43533 - Tank trap, located by the entrance, in the grounds of Blandford Forum telephone exchange

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Summary

A World War II tank trap located by the entrance, in the grounds of Blandford Forum telephone exchange. The tank trap comprise to concrete cubes, survivors of a line of cubes that formed a continuous obstacle along Shorts Lane to the start of the anti-tank ditch. A field visit in 1998 found the structures to be in a good condition.

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2 anti-tank cubes, the survivors of a line of cubes that formed a continuous obstacle along Shorts Lane to the start of the anti-tank ditch. In the grounds of Blandford Forum telephone exchange, by the entrance. <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. 1416338.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8832 0638 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Blandford Forum; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Defence of Britain database: S0000124
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 151
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1416338

Record last edited

Mar 2 2022 2:13PM

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