Monument record MDO42751 - Row of Second World War anti-tank blocks west of Cemetery Junction, Dean Park, Bournemouth

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note the survival of an east-west aligned row of eight pyramid-topped concrete anti-tank blocks east of the road junction as far as the southern end of the parapet for the western entrance to the rail underpass below the roads.

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The blocks remain in situ and are clearly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery dated 2018.


Google Earth, 2018, Google Earth 2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16663.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e48380 (Unpublished document). SDO16685.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2018. Google Earth 2018.
  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e48380.

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Grid reference SZ 08960 92500 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 4:39PM

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