Monument record MDO43513 - World War II pillbox located at the cross roads of Salisbury Street and Damory Street, Blandford Forum

Site of a World War II pillbox located at the cross roads of Salisbury Street and Damory Street, Blandford Forum. It was constructed sometime between 1940-41 and built of concrete. It had been demolished by the 1980s.

Pillbox. DEMOLISHED. [probably took an anti-tank gun]. At the cross roads Salisbury Street / Damory Street, Blandford Forum.<1>

<1> World Wide Web page at ;http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm (Digital archive). SDO17704.

<2> Historic England, Historic England Archive, DEB01 (Index). SDO14738.

Defence of Britain: This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Box files containing the record sheets gathered from participants in the Defence of Britain Project. The project recorded, with the help of volunteers, the remains of military structures in Britain. The collection is arranged by county and split between anti-invasion and non anti-invasion defences. The record sheets record the visible structures and include location details, structure type and purpose and include photographs.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1419142 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 1 2022 1:36PM