| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed) East of Pound Lane, North Benfleet |
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| SMR Number: | 20108 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 760 896 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ78NE |
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| Parish: | BOWERS GIFFORD AND NORTH BENFLEET, BASILDON, ESSEX |
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Summary
Site of what was probably a rectangular infantry pillbox
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in May 1946 shows what is probably a rectangular infantry pillbox standing on the west side of the GHQ Line anti-tank ditch at this point. An aerial photograph taken just one month later, in June shows the pillbox possibly in the process of demolition. An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows the area completely clear. <1>-<3>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1496-3308 (AP). SEX61778.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1563-4076 (AP). SEX61775.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 35-156 (AP). SEX61776.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- GHQ line defences in Basildon (Ref: ?)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 101
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 101_1
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1496-3308. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1563-4076. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 35-156. |
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