Monument record MDO29265 - Second World War Pillbox, Chapman's Pool, Worth Matravers

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A rectangular building is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946, on the cliff-top above Chapman's Pool. The feature is potentially the site of a Second World War pillbox.

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A rectangular building is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946, on the cliff-top above Chapman's Pool. The feature is potentially the site of a Second World War pillbox. (1) The feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3244-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12895.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3244-5.

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Grid reference Centred SY 9569 7694 (9m by 7m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 028 075

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Sep 6 2024 4:34PM

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