Monument record MCC4791 - WWII Pillbox, west of Ford Street, Aldham

Summary

WWII Pillbox.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9139 2687 (16m by 31m)
Map sheet TL92NW
Civil Parish ALDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

150 yards south of the River Colne, by a track, is a concrete, hexagonal pillbox. It is almost entirely hidden in blackthorn and thicket and can only really be identified from a 1960 aerial photograph which shows it to be a 22ft type with a central anti-aircraft machine-gun well.<1>

One photo of site.<2>

See also <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 13-039.
  • <2> Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1997. Pillbox - one frame.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jun 15 2020 11:43AM

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