Monument record MDO43550 - World War II tank trap located under the north arch of the River Stour Bridge, Blandford Forum.

A World War II tank trap located under the north arch of the River Stour Bridge, Blandford Forum. The tank trap comprises a concrete cube which was constructed in 1940-41. A field visit in 1998 found the cube to be half-buried.

Anti-tank cube half-buried. Under the N arch of the River Stour Bridge, 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, 1416336 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 3 2022 2:23PM