Monument record MDO42684 - Second World War pillbox at the corner of Broadway and Clowes Avenue, Wick

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note the reported position of a former pillbox of unknown type at approximately this location, based on a plan of wartime defenses published by M A Edgington.

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The pillbox has been removed and the area redevelopes for domestic housing.


Edgington M A, 2013, Bournemouth and the Second World War, pp 41-42 (Monograph). SDO16777.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e44984 (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020.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. e44984.
  • --- Monograph: Edgington M A. 2013. Bournemouth and the Second World War. pp 41-42.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 15650 91330 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Sep 30 2020 7:31PM

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