Monument record MDO43531 - World War II tank trap, leading from Crown Meadows to West Street, Blandford Forum

A World War II tank trap situated close to the road, on each side of the track leading from Crown Meadows to West Street, Blandford Forum. The tank trap comprises five concrete cubes which were constructed in 1940-41. In 1940 Blandford Forum was selected as a nodal defence point during the Defence of Britain activities. In doing so anti-tank obstacles and pillboxes were erected.

5 anti-tank cubes surviving close to the road. Located each side of the track from Crown Meadows to West Street, Blandford Forum.<1>

Listed. For the designation record of this site please see The National Heritage List for England. <2-3>

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

<2> DOE (HHR), List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset, 05-JAN-2012 (Scheduling record). SDO17666.

<3> Higginbotham, P, 2000, World Wide Web page andlt;http://www.workhouses.org.uk/, Accessed 18-OCT-2006 (Digital archive). SDO17705.

<3.1> English Heritage, National Heritage List for England, Accessed 17-JAN-2012 (Digital archive). SDO12876.

<4> 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

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1416335 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 2 2022 2:01PM