Monument Number 1420409 |
| Hob Uid: 1420409 | |
Location :
Dorset
Portland
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| Grid Ref : SY6846607076 |
| Summary : Site of a World War II check point in Avalanche Road, south of Grangecroft Quarries. It comprised a moveable barbed wire and timber trestle with a sentry box alongside and was constructed sometime between 1940-41. It was a check point where passes/identity cards had to be shown. The barrier had been removed before the end on the war. A field visit in 1997 recorded no traces of the structure. |
| More information : Check point where passes/identity cards had to be shown. A moveable barbed wire trestle with sentry box alongside. [Informant: Bob Wollage of Weston].At Slobbs in Avalanche Road, S of Grangecroft Quarries, N of house no.163, since demolished. (1) |