| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), R. Colne N of Malting's Farm, Lexden, Colchester |
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| SMR Number: | 10943 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 969 260 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL92NE |
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| Parish: | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), R. Colne N of Malting's Farm, Lexden, Colchester
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows an hexagonal pillbox at a field edge on the S side of the R. Colne N of Maltings Farm. <1>
It still survived in 1960 but by 1980 the A12 roadway crossed this position and the pillbox was clearly demolished and this section of the river re-routed. <2> <3>
The pattern of the pillbox was possibly of the same 19’6 wide type as SMR 10948.
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1492-4273-6 (AP). SEX61784.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 13-034 (AP). SEX61816.
<3> Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1980, 31-80-200-202 (AP). SEX61820.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4273-6. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 13-034. |
| <3> | AP: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1980. 31-80-200-202. |
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