Monument record MWX1356 - Second World war pillbox, Wyke Regis, Weymouth

A hexagonal stucture is visible on aerial photographs, located on the coast just to the west of Wyke Regis sewage works. 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)]. At edge of cliffs, on land of equestrian centre, off Westhill Road, Wyke Regis. <1-3>

A hexagonal stucture is visible on aerial photographs <4>, located on the coast just to the west of Wyke Regis sewage works (NGR SY66027 76678). 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, S0003094 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0003094 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0003094 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

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

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1419088 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 6 2024 4:37PM