Monument record MCC5332 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), overlooking anti-tank ditch between Layer Road and Berechurch Road, Colchester
Summary
Pillbox (destroyed).
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9849 2290 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
The anti-tank ditch which guarded the south of Colchester ran E from Layer Road. At TL 9849 2290 it skirted an hexagonal pillbox with an entrance in the NW face. This can be clearly seen on a wartime aerial photograph taken in March 1945. An aerial photograph taken four months later shows that the ditch along this stretch was filled in between these two dates.<1><2>
The site of the pillbox has now been built over by the houses of Fallowfield Road.
See also <3> & <4>.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEX64240 AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-LA 170-2013.
- <2> SEX64241 AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-UK 555-4069.
- <3> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <4> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 11:08AM