Monument record MDO43532 - World War II tank trap, leading from Crown Meadows to West Street, Blandford Forum

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Summary

A World War II tank trap located behind the wall of the Crown Hotel lawn, Blandford Forum. The tank trap now contains nine concrete cubes, the survivors of many others that were originally at this point. The cubes were constructed in 1940-41 as part of the Blandford Forum Anti Tank Island.

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Full Description

9 anti-tank cubes, the survivors of many others that were originally at this point. Behind the wall of the Crown Hotel lawn, 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, 1416337 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Digital archive: World Wide Web page at ;http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset. 05-JAN-2012.
  • <3> Digital archive: Higginbotham, P. 2000. World Wide Web page andlt;http://www.workhouses.org.uk/. Accessed 18-OCT-2006.
  • <3.1> Digital archive: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. Accessed 17-JAN-2012.
  • <4> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. DEB01.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1416337.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8832 0621 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Blandford Forum; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Defence of Britain database: S0000131
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 150
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1416337

Record last edited

Mar 2 2022 2:05PM

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