Monument record MDO8769 - Knapp Mill Avenue, Christchurch; WWII pillbox

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Summary

Pillbox, brick built with a concrete top. The pillbox is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Pillbox, brick built with a concrete top. Polygonal in plan, facing north and located to the north of the end of Knapp Mill Avenue. Part of the Christchurch town defences (1). The pillbox is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Hodges, M A. 1982. Prepared for Battle - some details of forts and fights in and near Christchurch over the last three millennia. . 37.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-47. RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RP 3277-8.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 1525 9391 (3m by 3m)
Map sheet SZ19SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 000 086

Record last edited

Mar 26 2018 1:36PM

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