Monument record MCC5138 - Anti-Tank Block (destroyed), Spring Gardens Road, Wakes Colne

Summary

Anti-Tank Block (destroyed), Spring Gardens Road, Wakes Colne.

Location

Grid reference TL 8987 2905 (point)
Map sheet TL82NE
Civil Parish WAKES COLNE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The anti-tank ditch of the Eastern Command Line paralleled the E side of the railway embankment from Chappel Viaduct northwards, at a distance of zero to 40 yards from the foot of the embankment. At this point it crossed Spring Gardens Road. An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows what is almost certainly an anti-tank block between the end of the ditch on the S side of the road and the road itself. It is probable that this block was the remaining element of a road barrier which crossed the road immediately E of the junction by Station Cottages before the ditch continued northwards.<1>

See also <2> & <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4140. May 1946.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 17 2020 8:08AM

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