Defending Dorset in 1940: Blandford anti-tank island - loopholed wall (4)
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Defending Dorset in 1940: Blandford anti-tank island - loopholed wall (4)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 8 Sep 2016
- Loopholed wall: DoB ID: S0003144 In a far corner of the Crown Hotel car park are two loopholes set into the boundary wall. It is thought that these probably served no purpose other than to create the illusion they were real. They were dummy loopholes designed to draw fire from the enemy. Image
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50.855643
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-2.16773