Monument record MDO42603 - Second World War pillbox south of the junction of Sopers Lane and York Road, Poole

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note that a Second World War Type FW3/22 pillbox is visible on the south side of Sopers Lane, at its junction with York Road, on RAF vertical photographs dated 1947.

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The site now lies below tree-cover, but the pillbox itself is believed to have been removed.


Royal Air Force, 17-Jan-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4041 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16759.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4040 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16758.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record (Unpublished document).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

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  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4040.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-Jan-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4041.

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Grid reference SZ 00090 94250 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2025 4:23PM

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