Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)

Identifier 140518
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A hexagonal pillbox, with an internal anti-ricochet wall and loopholes for fives light machine guns and one rifle. Originally designed to have 15in bulletproof walls many were built with 42in thick shellproof walls. Designed by DFW branch 3.

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Context Record
Monument Type MCC5035 Pillbox (destroyed) nr 'Rosary', west side of Berechurch Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5153 Pillbox (destroyed), field SW of Mount Bures level crossing, Mount Bures (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5328 WWII Pillbox (destroyed) W side of Layer Road, opposite Reed Hall Avenue South, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5326 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Allotments opposite "The Leather Bottle", Shrub End Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5333 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), between Layer Road and Berechurch Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5334 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), between Layer Road and Berechurch Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5121 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), Bridge House, Ford Street, Aldham (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5303 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), E of The Philip Morant School, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5329 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), E side of Layer Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5317 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), junc. Heath Road/Church Lane, Lexden, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5111 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), New Bridge, West Bergholt (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5087 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), North Station Car Park, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5036 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), nr 'Rosary', east side of Berechurch Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5090 WWII Pillbox (destroyed), W of North Bridge, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4764 WWII Pillbox (site of), Stansted Road, Berechurch, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4756 WWII Pillbox, bank of the River Colne north of the Hythe, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4798 WWII Pillbox, Chappel Bridge, Chappel (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4777 WWII Pillbox, Cook's Mill, Eight Ash Green, Eight Ash Green (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4787 WWII Pillbox, east of Ford Street Hill, Aldham (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4784 WWII Pillbox, Fordham Bridge, Aldham (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4759 WWII Pillbox, Hilly Fields, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5357 WWII Pillbox, Middlewick Ranges, East of Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4793 WWII Pillbox, North-east of Bacon's Farm, Chappel (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4758 WWII Pillbox, River Colne, NE Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5302 WWII Pillbox, S of Colchester County High School for Girls, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC4969 WWII Pillbox, S of Roman Way Camp, Berechurch, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type MCC5037 WWII Pillbox, Stansted Road, Berechurch, Colchester (Monument)