Monument record MCC5337 - WWII Road Barrier (destroyed), Berechurch Hall Road, Berechurch, Colchester
Summary
Road Barrier (destroyed).
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9969 2190 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
During World War Two an anti-tank ditch ran N to S on each side of Berechurch Hall Road. The crossing point was bridged by a road barrier by, what is now, No. 83. Contemporary records state, "Concrete pimples. Rampart Lodge, 6 Berechurch Hall Road. Map ref. ?44402." (Mil. Ed.) <1>
Aerial photographs taken in August 1945 and April 1946 show a number of these anti-tank pimples, both on the N side of the road opposite Rampart Lodge and in the field on the E side of the house. In 1954/55 the house was re-numbered from No. 6 to No. 83.<2><3><4>
No pimples have survived on the N side of the road and none were apparent (viewed from the roadway) in the field on the S side.
See also <5> & <6>.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
- <2> SEX64259 AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-UK 593-4111.
- <3> SEX64260 AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1367-7357.
- <4> SEX64261 LIST: Benham. 1954-1955. Benham's Colchester Directories.
- <5> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <6> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 11:18AM