| Name: | Road Barrier (destroyed), Gingerbread Hall Bridge, A12/A130 Junction |
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| SMR Number: | 20216 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 742 033 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70SW |
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| Parish: | GALLEYWOOD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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| GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Road Barrier (destroyed)
Full description
At Gingerbreadhall Bridge the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line crossed the A130. South of the road, Sandon Brook was used. N of the road an anti-tank ditch was dug heading NNE. The first 100 yards of this is now Sandon Brook and the original pre-war path of the brook, which zig-zagged northwards, was clearly made redundant after the war. To maintain the integrity of the defence line a road barrier was constructed across the A130.
Contemporary records state, "Road Barrier. Road No. A130 Gingerbread Hall Bridge. Map ref. 188219" (Mil. Ed.) Nothing distinctive of this barrier can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in October 1946. <1> <2>
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Great Baddow (LIST). SEX31436.
<2> RAF, 1946, CPE-UK 1788-3253 (AP). SEX62358.
Monument Types
- ROAD BARRIER (WWII, Second World War - 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
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Great Baddow. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. CPE-UK 1788-3253. |
Related records
| 20217 | Parent of: Pillbox (destroyed) Gingerbread Hall, A12/A130 Junction (Monument) |
| 20218 | Part of: Pillbox (destroyed), Gingerbread Hall, A12/A130 Junction (Monument) |
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