Monument record MCC4757 - WWII Pillbox, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 0053 2599 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM02NW |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Standing in a meadow between Cowdray Avenue and the north bank of the River Colne is a large, 19ft 6in across, hexagonal pillbox. Originally it was shuttered with brick, but almost all of this has now fallen off. There is a small loophole on each of the six faces. The entrance is on the SE side and around this is a low L-shaped blast wall. Some of the concrete above the entrance and much of the top of the blast wall has been chiselled off, probably with a pneumatic drill, exposing the re-inforcement rods. This was done just post-war in an abandoned attempt to demolish the pillbox. The walls are 3ft 6in thick.<1>
Three photos of site.<2>
See also <3>.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX53061 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: local resident. 1997. Comment on attempted demolition of pillbox.
- <2> SEX53063 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1997. Pillbox - 3 Frames.
- <3> SCC73474 Photograph: Colchester Historic Buildings Forum. 2011. Digital photograph of 10-14 Vineyard Street, Colchester. Digital. Volume 1.
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2020 2:19PM