Monument record MCC4783 - WWII Pillbox, Great Porters Farm, Fordham Heath, Eight Ash Green
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Location
Grid reference | TL 9321 2735 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NW |
Civil Parish | EIGHT ASH GREEN, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Approximately 20 yards from a bend in the River Colne is an hexagonal, concrete pillbox. It is 19ft 6in wide, has small loopholes and the low 'porch-type' entrance is on the south side. Around the pillbox, three per side, are the 1in remains of 1/2 inch steel rods. These are spaced out 20in from the top and may have originally been to secure a disguise or camouflage netting. The pillbox walls are 3ft 6in thick.
One photo of site.<1>
SITE ASSESSMENT: Contemporary records show that Great Porters Farm had six pillboxes during World War Two. Unusually for such a quantity, all of them have survived.<2>
See also <3>.
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2020 10:48AM