Monument record MCC5365 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), West of Old Heath Road, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 0160 2302 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM02SW |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Contemporary records state, "Pillbox in garden, trenches and barbed wire in field. Garden of Old Heath Cottage and field W. of same, Old Heath Road. Map ref. ??3413" (Mil. Ed.) and "Pillbox. Land adj. Old Heath Cottage, Old Heath. Map ref. ??5414" (Mil. Ed.) <1>
Old Heath Cottage stood on the W side of Old Heath Road just S of Old Heath Community Primary School. This area has now been built over by the houses of Cottage Drive.
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the indistinct shape of a pillbox on the SE corner of the cottage garden by the road.<2> This location is now just inside the front garden of No. 277 Old Heath Road.
See also <3> & <4>.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
- <2> SEX64843 AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3360.
- <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 SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 18 2020 7:33AM