Monument record MDO47283 - Second World War Nissen Hut, Cattistock Lane, Maiden Newton

The site of a World War II nissen hut. The hut is located east of Chilfrome Lane in Maiden Newton. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a poor condition.

The site of a World War II nissen hut. The hut is located east of Chilfrome Lane in Maiden Newton. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a poor condition. <1-3>

A group of rectilinear structures are visible on 1940s aerial photographs on either side of Cattistock Lane, on the northwest side of Maiden Newton <4>. The features comprise of seven 9.8m by 6m rectilinear huts positioned in a row on the northeast side of the lane and two 17.8m by 6m huts on the south side. Gun emplacements and nissen huts are recorded at this location by the Pillbox Study Group and these features may be assoicated with those features, forming part of an anti aircraft battery <5>. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

They are built over and no longer visible on current Google Earth imagery.

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

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

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

<4> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4383-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16525.

<5> Pillbox Study Group, xx-xx-2021, Maiden Newton - Poole Harbour Stop Line (Digital archive). SDO17140.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413262 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:01PM