Monument record MCC4073 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Rutland House, No. 121 Lexden Road, Lexden, Colchester

Summary

Pillbox (destroyed).

Location

Grid reference TL 9813 2516 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, "Wiring, concrete blocks, pillboxes, etc. Meadow adjoining Rutland House, Lexden Road. Map ref. 428434" (Mil. Ed.) <1>

One of the pillboxes can be made out on an aerial photograph taken in June 1960. It stood on the E boundary of the meadow to the E of Rutland House (now No. 121) and was hexagonal with its entrance on the S face. In May 1946 this area was beneath trees and thus cannot be seen on aerial photographs of this date.<2>

The area has now been built over by the houses and gardens of Endsleigh Court.

See also <3> & <4>.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
  • <2> AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 14-059. June 1960.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 9:54AM

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