Monument record MCC5097 - WWII Spigot Mortar Emplacement (destroyed), W of Water Lane, Colchester

Summary

Spigot Mortar Emplacement (destroyed), W of Water Lane, Colchester.

Location

Grid reference TL 9853 2582 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, "Spigot Mortar position. O.S. No. 612, Field W. of and adjoining Water Lane, By-Pass. Map ref. 433442." (Mil. Ed.) <1>

There is no further information on this site although a position along the hedgeline on the S side of the field, bordering Cymbeline Way, is perhaps the most likely.

See also <2>.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 7:43AM

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