| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), East of Pound Lane, North Benfleet (to the east of Cromwell Road) |
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| SMR Number: | 20105 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 760 893 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ78NE |
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| Parish: | BOWERS GIFFORD AND NORTH BENFLEET, BASILDON, ESSEX |
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Summary
The site of what was probably a rectangular infantry pillbox.
Full description
Aerial photographs taken in 1946 show what is probably a rectangular infantry pillbox with a blast wall on its west side standing on a field edge a few yards to the east of Cromwell Road. The anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line crossed from North to South 30 yards away on its east side. An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows no sign of the pillbox although there are some trees there. 1981 aerial photographs show the area completely clear. <1> - <4>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1496-4379 (AP). SEX61774.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1563-4076 (AP). SEX61775.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 35-156 (AP). SEX61776.
<4> Aerofilms, 1981, 2-81-169 (AP). SEX61777.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- GHQ line defences in Basildon (Ref: ?)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 104_1
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 104
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1496-4379. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1563-4076. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 35-156. |
| <4> | AP: Aerofilms. 1981. 2-81-169. |
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