Monument record MCC5364 - WWII Anti-Tank Cubes, 370 Old Heath Road, Colchester
Summary
Anti-Tank Cubes.
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0163 2301 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1948 show a line of 16 anti-tank cubes on the E side of Old Heath Road between TM 0163 2301, where there must have been a road barrier to the anti-tank ditch on the W side, and TM 0163 2304, where the anti-tank ditch continued eastwards to the sewage works. The houses on the E side of Old Heath Road now occupy the site of the blocks but two of them still remain in the front garden of No. 370. These appear to have been the southernmost blocks, immediately before the road barrier. One of them is complete but the other has been chiselled off where it once stood on the boundary of No. 368.<1><2>
Two photos of site.<3>
See also <4> & <5>.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX64843 AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3360.
- <2> SEX64844 AP: RAF. 1948. 58-51-5003.
- <3> SEX64845 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1997. unknown. two frames.
- <4> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <5> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2020 12:10PM