Monument record MCC5066 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Ipswich Road, Colchester
Summary
Pillbox
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0086 2567 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
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Full Description
Contemporary records state, "Pillbox. L.N.E.R. Allotment No. 6, Ipswich Road, near junction with By-pass. Map ref. 457440" (Mil. Ed.). <1>
This pillbox can be clearly seen on a low-level aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1948. It stands a few yards N of the roundabout on the W side of Ipswich Road, hexagonal with its entrance on the S side. An aerial photograph taken in 1946, although showing the pillbox indistinctly, shows an anti-tank ditch to have crossed from Colchester By-pass Road to Ipswich Road a few yards N of the pillbox.<2><3>
The area is now the front of Orchard Gardens.
See also <4>.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
- <2> SEX61754 AP: RAF. 1948. Misc arieal photograph of Colchester.
- <3> SEX61751 AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4197.
- <4> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 3:38PM