Monument record MCC5115 - WWII Road Barrier (destroyed), Cook's Mill, Fordham Heath, West Bergholt

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Road Barrier (destroyed), Cook's Mill, Fordham Heath.

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Grid reference TL 9477 2703 (point)
Map sheet TL92NW
Civil Parish WEST BERGHOLT, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Contemporary records state, "Pipe mines and Road Blocks. Cooks Mill, Fordham." 30 yards to the E of the pillbox at Cook’s Mill a bridge crosses the R. Colne. It is probable that a road barrier blocked this bridge.<1>

See also <2>.

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  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Jun 15 2020 8:04AM

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