Monument record MCC5094 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Cymbeline Meadows, Colchester

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Pillbox (destroyed), Cymbeline Meadows, Colchester.

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Grid reference TL 9868 2605 (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 facing N from the corner of a triangular field. The entrance is on the S side. The hedges of this field no longer exist.<1>

An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows the pillbox to have been demolished by that date.<2>

See also <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> AP: RAF. 1948. 58-47-5023.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Record last edited

Jun 15 2020 7:41AM

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