Number of records found: 216
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Page: World War TwoWorld War Two had a huge impact on Colchester and its archaeology. Colchester sits on the line of one of three heavily defended anti-invasion defences in Essex, known as the Eastern Command Line. This 'stop line' was designed in response to the thre...
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Monument record: MCC4806 WWII Pillbox, east of Thatchers' Arms, Mount Bures (Monument)WWII Pillbox. In 1999, at the time of this record's creation, this design of pillbox is unique in the county.
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Monument record: MCC5137 Pillbox (destroyed), S of Spring Gardens Road, Wakes Colne (Monument)Pillbox (destroyed), S of Spring Gardens Road, Wakes Colne.
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Monument record: MCC4968 WWII Pillbox, overlooking anti-tank ditch, W of Berechurch Road, Colchester (Monument)Extant pillbox just inside the entrance to a wooded meadow.
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Monument record: MCC5009 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), NW corner of Fiddler's Wood, Fordham Bridge, Eight Ash Green (Monument)Nothing of this pillbox remains although the ground is very disturbed.