Monument record MDO23856 - Anti-tank blocks, Crown Hotel, West Street, Blandford Forum

A line of concrete anti-tank blocks were recorded at the rear of the Crown Hotel during an archaeological assessment in 1996. A group of seven lay south of the walled garden on the south side of the Crown Hotel and a further nine lay within the walled garden itself, contiguous with the east wall. The majority were cuboid in form, although one was pyramidal.

A line of concrete tank traps were recorded at the rear of the Crown Hotel during an archaeological assessment in 1996. a group of 7 lay south of the walled garden on the south side of the Crown Hotel and a further nine lay within the walled garden itself, contiguous with the east wall. The majority were cuboid in form, although one was pyramidal. <1>

Facade of this pillbox only [could have been a dummy].In the wall by the lawn of the Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum. <2>

Listed. For the designation record of this site please see The National Heritage List for England. <3-4>

<1> Cox, P and Chandler, J, 1996, A Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Development of Land Adjacent to the Crown Hotel, Blandford, 6-7 (Unpublished document). SDO11412.

<2> World Wide Web page at ;http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm (Digital archive). SDO17704.

<3> DOE (HHR), List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset, 05-JAN-2012 (Scheduling record). SDO17666.

<4> Higginbotham, P, 2000, World Wide Web page andlt;http://www.workhouses.org.uk/, Accessed 16-DEC-2005 (Digital archive). SDO17705.

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, DEB01 (Index). SDO14738.

Defence of Britain: This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Box files containing the record sheets gathered from participants in the Defence of Britain Project. The project recorded, with the help of volunteers, the remains of military structures in Britain. The collection is arranged by county and split between anti-invasion and non anti-invasion defences. The record sheets record the visible structures and include location details, structure type and purpose and include photographs.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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