Monument record MCC5153 - Pillbox (destroyed), field SW of Mount Bures level crossing, Mount Bures
Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), field SW of Mount Bures level crossing.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9065 3269 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL93SW |
| Civil Parish | MOUNT BURES, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Contemporary records state, "a) Pillbox and spigot mortar position. O.S. No. 76, arable field S.W. of and adj. railway crossing. Map ref. 353508." (Mil. Ed.) A 1:2500 map dated 1961 shows a hexagonal shape in the NW corner of this field on the S side of the road. An aerial photograph taken in 1949 shows the pillbox indistinctly, possibly an FW3/22 with its entrance on the NW face.<1><2><3>
Between 1960 and 1970 the bend in the road W of the level crossing was slightly straightened and the site of the pillbox is probably now in the roadway.
See also <6> & <7>.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Bures.
- <2> SEX60991 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. 1:2500. 1:2500. TL9032-TL9132, 1961.
- <3> SEX61873 AP: RAF. 1949. 58-304-5365.
- <4> SEX31431 DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28.
- <5> SEX61905 AP: Tyler, Sue. 1986. 12/6/86.
- <6> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <7> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2020 8:25AM