| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Gingerbread Hall, A12/A130 Junction |
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| SMR Number: | 20218 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 740 034 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70SW |
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| Parish: | GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Type FW3/24 "thickwalled" Infantry pillbox
Full description
This entire area is now underneath the double-roundabout and Chelmsford By-Pass section of the A12/A130 road junction. During World War Two the A130 curved northwards from Howe Green towards Chelmsford. On the E side of the long bend, what was almost certainly a Type FW3/24 "thick-walled" infantry pillbox, faced SE towards the road barrier at Gingerbreadhall Bridge. (SMR 20216). This can be clearly seen on aerial photographs up to 1981. <1> <2> <3> <4>
<1> RAF, 1960, CPE-UK 1788-3253 (AP). SEX62386.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 26-107/ (AP). SEX62387.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1970, Run 75-2722/- (AP). SEX62388.
<4> Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1981, 11-81-113 (AP). SEX62391.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) (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 Area: Chelmsford 6
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 6.3
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1960. CPE-UK 1788-3253. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 26-107/. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 75-2722/-. |
| <4> | AP: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1981. 11-81-113. |
Related records
| 20216 | Parent of: Road Barrier (destroyed), Gingerbread Hall Bridge, A12/A130 Junction (Monument) |
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