Monument record MDO42587 - Second World War pillbox, Town Walls, Wareham Town

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group record a possible Second World War Type 24 pillbox overlooking a gap in the north east corner of the Town Walls, Wareham, Wareham Town. It is visible on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs dated 1946 and 1947.

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The pillbox has been removed.


Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6405 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16752.

Royal Air Force, 17-Jan-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3054, e34808 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16753.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record (Unpublished document). SDO16685.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6405.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-Jan-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3054. e34808.

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Location

Grid reference SY 92520 87780 (point)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Wareham Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2025 4:20PM

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