Contemporary records state, "a) Pillbox at entrance. b) Concrete pimples on bridge in grounds. Bridge House, Fordstreet, Grounds in front of house". Although the pillbox is no longer extant (SMR 10982/MCC5121) many of the pimples still survive. It can be seen from an aerial photograph taken in 1946 that there were originally 17, arranged in three rows, blocking access across the wide mill race bridge on the N side of Bridge House. The three rows were aligned W to E with six pimples in the outside rows and five in the inner. Ten pimples are still in situ, five to the W and five to the E, with the centre seven no longer extant. However, two of them do in fact survive although not in situ. They have been moved to a position flanking the entrance to the driveway and have been painted white. The pimples are of the conical variety, 2’ high and 3’ across the base.<1><2> Eight photos of site.<3>

SITE ASSESSMENT: Although once very common, anti-tank pimples are now rare in Essex. Although seven of the original 17 are no longer in situ, the remaining ten constitute the greatest concentration of pimples so far recorded in the County.

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