| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), W of River Stour, S of Bures |
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| SMR Number: | 20041 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 908 334 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL93SW |
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| Parish: | BURES HAMLET, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), W of River Stour, S of Bures
Full description
Contemporary records state, 2 pillboxes and deposit of silt from river dredging. O.S. No. 104, between R. Stour and Colchester Road. Map ref. 357519. (Mil. Ed.) <1>
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the indistinct shape of a pillbox, in field OS No. 104, a few yards from the W bank of the R. Stour. Its type cannot be determined. <2>
Nothing now remains.
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Bures (LIST). SEX31436.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1635-3076 (AP). SEX61912.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Bures. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1635-3076. |
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