World War II Anti-Tank Defences in Crown Meadow and in the gardens of Bryanston Cottage, Bethune and Nos 1-3 (consec) and 7-12 (consec) Parklands is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 2012. Anti-tank defences.
World War II Anti-Tank Defences in Crown Meadow and in the gardens of Bryanston Cottage, Bethune and Nos 1-3 (consec) and 7-12 (consec) Parklands
- WRENN ID
- winter-corner-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 January 2012
- Type
- Anti-tank defences
- Address
- World War II Anti-Tank Defences in Crown Meadow and in the gardens of Bryanston Cottage, Bethune and Nos 1-3 (consec) and 7-12 (consec) Parklands, Blandford Forum, Dt11
- OS grid reference
- ST 882 064
- Coordinates
- 50.85748, -2.16855
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This structure is a World War II anti-tank ditch created between 1940 and 1941 as part of the Blandford Forum Anti-Tank Island. It was made by adapting and reinforcing a late 18th century or early 19th century brick and flint ha-ha with concrete. The ditch is approximately 280 meters long. At the north end, at number 12 Parklands, there is a single concrete cube built on top of the ditch, and at number 9 Parklands, there is a brick and concrete pillbox, which is also partly built on top of the ditch.
Local climate
World War II Anti-Tank Defences in Crown Meadow and in the gardens of Bryanston Cottage, Bethune and Nos 1-3 (consec) and 7-12 (consec) Parklands receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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