MMO1372 - World War Two type 24 pillbox at Porlock Beach (Monument)

Summary

The structure was mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1941. It is a slightly irregular hexagon, with one wall longer than the other five. The structure was extant in 1958 but no longer visible in 1979.

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Full Description

SS 8717 4768 A Second World War type 24 pillbox, visible as a structure, was mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1941. Located on the high water line on the shingle of Porlock Beach about 440 metres NE of Porlock Vale House, the concrete pillbox is a slightly irregular hexagon, 6 metres at its widest point, with one wall longer than the other five. In 1941 the roof of the pillbox has small raised circular features, of unknown function, over it, but may have been to aid camouflage. The structure was extant in 1958 but no longer visible in 1979. [1-5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR 8747/22 (MSO31206/014) (27 June 1941).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/1655 3023-3024 (11 July 1946).
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. RAF 58/2555 PSFO/P1 0148 (1 September 1958).
  • <4> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/79013 157-158 (17 April 1979).
  • <5>XY Archive: Crowther, S., Dickson, A. and Truscoe, K.. 2007. Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment: SS 84 NE. MD000130. [Mapped feature: #47855 ]
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1453590, Extant 17 February 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 2 tidal
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 tidal
  • Local List Status (Require info)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NE123
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1453590
  • Shoreline Management Plan 2 (0-20)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8717 4768 (8m by 7m)
Map sheet SS84NE
Civil Parish PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Feb 17 2022 1:20PM

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