Summary

Site of pillbox.

Full description

Contemporary records state, 'Pillbox O.S. No. 16459, west side of Berechurch Road near Rosary. Map ref. ??4406' (Mil. Ed.) <1>
This pillbox can be faintly seen on aerial photographs taken in March 1945 and April 1946. It stood by a bend in Berechurch Road and together with its partner on the opposite side of the road (see 20545) it would have acted as the outer line of defence against an attack from the south. <2> <3>
The aerial photographs are too indistinct to determine the type of the pillbox although it can be seen to have been small - probably a type FW3/22. <4>

<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Colchester (LIST). SEX31436.

<2> RAF, 1945, 106G-LA 170-2013 (AP). SEX61327.

<3> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1367-7358 (AP). SEX61328.

<4> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, p. 28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.

Monument Types

• PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Events

• Colchester - Southern Perimeter WWII Defences (Ref: ?)
• Colchester - Lexden to Mersea Road by Fred Nash (Ref: Nash COL Apr-Aug 2001)

Sources and further reading

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