Monument record MCC5321 - Pillbox (destroyed), Allotments, Shrub End Road, Colchester

Summary

WWII Pillbox (destroyed).

Location

Grid reference TL 9791 2395 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, "Pillbox and apron wire. Allotments, Shrub End Road. Map ref. ???424" (Mil. Ed.) <1>

The wartime anti-tank ditch crossing the fields from the NW, probably terminated at TL 9791 2395, the corner of allotment gardens. The pillbox referred to above probably stood at this point. Something approximating to the size and shape of a pillbox can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in September 1947 but it is too indistinct to be positive. From here to Shrub End Road, about 40 yards away, the anti-tank barrier may well have continued by using cable-linked anti-tank cubes (see SMR 25038/MCC5321, barrier at Layer Road).<2> This area of allotments is now Norman Way.

See also <3> & <4>.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
  • <2> AP: RAF. 1947. CPT- UK 2300- 5128.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 10:39AM

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