Monument record MWX1331 - World War Two Type 22 pillbox, East Bexington Farm, Abbotsbury

A World War Two type 22 pillbox situated on the south side of East Bexington Farmhouse, with its field of fire is south to the beach. It is hexagonal on plan and built of reinforced concrete with brick exterior shuttering. Construction took place in 1940-41. A field visit in 1998 found the structure to be in a good condition. Visible on aerial photographs and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Hexagonal type 22 pillbox. Probably a type 22 pillbox situated on S side of farmhouse with field of fire S to beach. Brick exterior shuttering. With PLAN drawn on form.East Bexington Farm, adjacent to the farm buildings. <1-3>

Visible on aerial photographs <4> and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0003116 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0003116 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0003116 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> 06-APR-2005, PGA SY5485 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12162.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1419118 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 28 2023 4:22PM