Monument record MDO42597 - Second World War pillbox, north end of Hive Close, Burton Bradstock

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note that a Second World War Type FW3/22 pillbox is visible at this location on RAF vertical photographs dated 1947.

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The pillbox has since been removed and the area developed for domestic housing. A site visit by A. Ford (PSG) revealed no evidence for survival of the monument.


Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3073-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13834.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e30799 (Unpublished document). SDO16685.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3073-4.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e30799.

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Location

Grid reference SY 48920 89230 (point)
Map sheet SY48NE
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2025 4:22PM

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