Monument record MCC5062 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Rose and Crown Hotel, East Street, Colchester

Summary

Pillbox

Location

Grid reference TM 0080 2533 (point)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, "Pillbox. East Street Pavement, near Rose and Crown. Map ref. 457436." and "Pillbox. Site of demolished houses Nos. 53, 54, 55 and 56, East Street." <1>

Although the pillbox cannot be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1946 there is a large gap between No. 57 East Street and the Rose and Crown public house and the pillbox must have stood in this position from where it would have been facing the railway level crossing 100 yards eastward.<2>

The area is now a shrubbery.

See also <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
  • <2> AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3432. May 1946.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Record last edited

Jun 12 2020 3:33PM

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