Monument record MWX2801 - Pillbox, Tuckton Bridge, Bournemouth

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Summary

Pillbox on a small island adjacent to Tuckton Bridge. The pillbox was mapped as part of the Dorset Stour NMP.

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L-shaped anti-tank box constructed in concrete and facing both SW and NW in order to cover both ends of the bridge. Located on an island at Tuckton Bridge (1). The pillbox is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (2) and was mapped as part of the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <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. 11-OCT-1945. RAF/CPE/UK/106G/T10 FV 7243.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 149 922 (6m by 4m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SZ19SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2018 1:14PM

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