Monument record MCC4808 - WWII Pillbox, east of Mount Bures Hall, Mount Bures
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 9080 3224 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL93SW |
Civil Parish | MOUNT BURES, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
At this point, the railway line runs along a high embankment and across a small bridge to allow a wide track to pass beneath. Beside the track, at the foot of the embankment on its east side, is an hexagonal, brick and concrete pillbox. It is 18ft across, 21in thick, 7ft high and has a low entrance on the west face. There are large steel surrounds to the loopholes, each measuring 24in high x 18in wide with a 9 x 6 inch aperture. There is a 6ft diameter anti-aircraft machine-gun well with a concrete mounting pedestal although the steel fitttings are missing. Contemporary records refer to this pillbox as no. S66.<1>
Four photos of site.<2>
See also <3> & <4>.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Bures.
- <2> SEX53281 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1997. Pillbox - four frames.
- <3> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <4> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2020 8:23AM