Monument record MCC5089 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Colchester North Station, Colchester

Summary

Pillbox (destroyed), Colchester Station.

Location

Grid reference TL 9903 2637 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the shape of a large, hexagonal pillbox at the W end of Colchester Railway Station. In the centre is what appears to be an anti-aircraft machine-gun well.<1>

It cannot be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1960 and had clearly been demolished by that date.<2>

See also <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4273-6.
  • <2> AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 13-031.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 15 2020 7:37AM

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