Monument record MCC5327 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), fields between Shrub End Road and Layer Road, Colchester
Summary
Pillbox (destroyed).
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9801 2325 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
The anti-tank ditch around the west and south of Colchester ran across the fields from Shrub End Road to Layer Road. At this point the ditch ran round a pillbox emplaced at a junction of three fields. An aerial photograph taken in March 1945 shows this clearly. It was an hexagonal type with its entrance on the NE face. From here it would have dominated the meadows across the anti-tank ditch to the west.<1>
This entire area has now been built over and the original site of the pillbox lies between Gloucester Avenue and Devon Road.
See also <2> & <3>.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX64232 AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-LA 170-2014.
- <2> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <3> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 11:00AM