Monument record MCC5053 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Nr Malthouse Arms, The Hythe, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 0218 2372 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM02SW |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Contemporary records state, "Pillbox. Nr. Tower in Meadow nr. Malthouse Arms, Hythe. Map ref. 469421."(Mil. Ed.).<1>
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows a meadow on the S side of the Malthouse Arms beside the River Colne with what is probably the tower in its centre. The pillbox cannot be seen but may have been underneath a large tree some yards to the SE of the tower – this must have been a water tower as the owner of the meadow, given in War Time Contraventions, is stated as South Essex Waterworks Co.<2>
This meadow is now a woodyard.
See also <3>.
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2020 2:54PM