Monument record MDO43539 - World War II pillbox, Parklands, Bryanston Street, Blandford Forum

A World War II type 26 pillbox located in the garden of 9, Parklands, Bryanston Street. It is square on plan, measuring 9 feet by 10 feet, constructed of brick and concrete, and has three embrasures. The structure was built in 1940-41 and formed part of the defensive system against armour coming up the Stour valley. A field visit in 1996 found the pillbox to be in a good condition.

Square (approx.) pillbox (9ft x 10ft) with 3 embrasures. Part of defensive system against armour coming up the Stour valley. [See p64 of work cited below].In garden of 9, Park Lands, Bryanston Street, 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, 1416300 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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