Monument record MCC5093 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), N side of Cymbeline Way, Colchester

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Pillbox (destroyed), N side of Cymbeline Way, Colchester.

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Grid reference TL 9891 2596 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A low-level aerial photograph taken in 1948 shows an hexagonal pillbox, with its entrance on the SW face, standing on the N side of Cymbeline Way. An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows it to have been demolished by that date.<1><2>

See also <3>.

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  • <1> AP: RAF. 1948. 58-47-5124.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Jun 15 2020 7:41AM

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