Monument record MDO43538 - World War II pillbox in the garden of Chestnut House, Blandford Forum

Site of a World War II pillbox situated within the garden of Chestnut House. The pillbox was constructed sometime between 1940-41 and demolished in 1984.

Pillbox, now DEMOLISHED [was there until 1984].In the garden of Chestnut House facing East Street carpark by the dyke, 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, 1419140 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jun 30 2022 5:08PM