Monument record MWX1346 - Second World War pillbox, Wyke Regis, Weymouth

A hexagonal stucture is visible on aerial photographs, located on the coast just to the south-west of Chesil Beach Holiday Park. It is considered likely to be the site of a Type 22 pillbox associated with Second World War military activity in this area.

Hexagonal type 22 pillbox. [Shown on OS 1:2500 sheet SY 6676 (1959)].Type 22 pillbox with external blast wall - an L-shaped roofed 'porch' structure. Brick red brick shuttering. The pillbox and the 'porch' are now separate, perhaps owing to subsidence.By the shore at Ferry Bridge, W of Portland Road, East Fleet.

[with site location map drawn on form].Type 22 pillbox with external blast wall - an L-shaped roofed 'porch' structure. Brick red brick shuttering. The pillbox and the 'porch' are now separate, perhaps owing to subsidence.By the shore at Ferry Bridge, W of Portland Road, East Fleet. <1-3>

A hexagonal stucture is visible on aerial photographs <4-5> located on the coast just to the south-west of Chesil Beach Holiday Park (NGR SY66340 76322). It is considered likely to be the site of a Type 22 pillbox associated with Second World War military activity in this area. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0003093 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0003093 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0003093 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 13-APR-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1411 F20 4035-36 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13107.

<5> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5448-49 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13092.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1419087 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 6 2024 4:37PM