Monument record MDO43533 - Tank trap, located by the entrance, in the grounds of Blandford Forum telephone exchange

A World War II tank trap located by the entrance, in the grounds of Blandford Forum telephone exchange. The tank trap comprise to concrete cubes, survivors of a line of cubes that formed a continuous obstacle along Shorts Lane to the start of the anti-tank ditch. A field visit in 1998 found the structures to be in a good condition.

2 anti-tank cubes, the survivors of a line of cubes that formed a continuous obstacle along Shorts Lane to the start of the anti-tank ditch. In the grounds of Blandford Forum telephone exchange, by the entrance. <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, 1416338 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 2 2022 2:13PM