| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), W of North Bridge, Colchester |
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| SMR Number: | 10922 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 993 256 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL92NE |
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| Parish: | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), W of North Bridge, Colchester
Full description
Contemporary records state "Pillbox and dannert wire. O.S. No. 639 Wasteland (Days Meadow) W. side of North Bridge. Map ref. 441440.” (Mil. Ed.) <1>
This pillbox can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1946. It stood on the S. side of the R. Colne 50 yards W of North Bridge. It was hexagonal probably a Type FW3/22 with its entrance on the SE face. <2> <3>
The area is now a multi-storey car park.
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968 (LIST). SEX31436.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1492-4273-6 (AP). SEX61784.
<3> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, measured plan p.28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4273-6. |
| <3> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28. |
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