Monument record MCC7273 - WWII Pillbox on sea wall N of Pyefleet Channel
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Location
Grid reference | TM 0135 1522 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM01NW |
Civil Parish | LANGENHOE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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A 26' x 15' double-ended pillbox on the N bank of the Pyefleet Channel. It is octagonal with two long sides bisecting the sea wall, made of concrete and is sited 80 yards from the Strood causeway. Machine-gun fire from the pillbox would have effectively swept the causeway denying it to an attacker. The original sea wall has been widened considerably as a result of tipping and thus only the roof of the N end of the pillbox can be seen, at ground level. The few exposed loopholes to the S are all blocked up. Two photos of site.<1>
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2020 2:08PM