Monument record MCC5011 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Layer Road, N of Berechurch Hall Road junction, Colchester

Summary

Pillbox visible on aerial photographs of 1945.

Location

Grid reference TL 9796 2257 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, 'Pillbox. O.S. No. 1360, east side of Layer Road, near junction of Berechurch Hall Road. Map ref. 427409' (Mil. Ed.) <1>
This pillbox can be seen, indistinctly, on an aerial photograph taken in March 1945. It stood on the east side of Layer Road some 80/100 yards north of a similar pillbox on the west side (see SMR 20539/MCC5012). Open fields in 1945, the area is now greensward fronting housing.<2>

See also <3> & <4>.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester p.3.
  • <2> AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-LA 170-2014. March 1945.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Record last edited

Jun 18 2020 1:18PM

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