Monument record MCC5082 - WWII Spigot Mortar Emplacement (destroyed), Cowdray Avenue, Colchester
Summary
Spigot Mortar Emplacement (destroyed), Cowdray Ave, Colchester.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9977 2609 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
A low-level aerial photograph taken in 1948 shows a spigot mortar pit with central pedestal, four ammunition alcoves and an L-shaped trench on its W side. It stood on the grass verge on the S side of Cowdray Avenue immediately N of Jarmin Road.<1>
The area is now a grass verge E of the Fire Station.
See also <2>.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2020 7:30AM