Monument record MDO43519 - World War II tank trap located under the side arches of the Wimborne Road railway bridge, Blandford Forum

Site of a World War II tank trap located under the side arches of the Wimborne Road railway bridge, Blandford Forum. The tank trap comprised concrete cubes which were constructed of concrete. Both the cubes and bridge were demolished in 1978.

Anti-tank cubes, DEMOLISHED with the railway bridge in 1978.Located under the side arches of the Wimborne Road railway bridge, 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, 1416332 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 1 2022 3:04PM