Summary

Pillbox destroyed

Full description

An aerial photograph taken in August 1947 shows what is almost certainly a rectangular pillbox, partly beneath a tree, in the SW corner of a field on the E side of the Al30. This position is entirely logical and fills a gap in the GHQ defence line. <1>

An aerial photograph taken two years later, in June 1949, shows it to have been removed by that date although the soil disturbance marks could still be seen. <2>

<1> RAF, 1947, CPE-UK 2221-5170 (AP). SEX62333.

<2> RAF, 1949, 58-268-5025 (AP). SEX62334.

Monument Types

• PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Events

• GHQ line South of Chelmsford - visit by F Nash (Ref: Nash CHL Jan-Feb 1999)

Protected Status

• Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 6.3
• Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 6

Sources and further reading

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