| Name: | Road Barrier (destroyed), near Langford Waterworks |
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| SMR Number: | 20291 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 835 090 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL80NW |
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| Parish: | LANGFORD, MALDON, ESSEX |
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Summary
Road Barrier (destroyed),
Full description
Contemporary records state, 'Road Barrier. Nr. Langford Waterworks. Map ref. 275277.' (Mil. Ed.) <1>
This wartime grid reference corresponds to a position in open country to the S of Hatfield Peverel Road. It is thought that the road barrier was probably located at Langford Bridge, only 100 yards from the former entrance to Langford Pumping Station. This would have been a natural defensive position and a typical site for a road barrier. This siting is re-inforced by the position of a supporting pillbox some 80 yards along the road to the W. (SMR 20292).
No remains were found at the time of the site visit.
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Heybridge (LIST). SEX31436.
Monument Types
- ROAD BARRIER (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Maldon Survey WWII by Fred Nash (Ref: Nash MAL Jan-Dec 1999)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Langford
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Heybridge. |
Related records
| 20292 | Related to: Pillbox (destroyed), Hatfield Peverel Road, Langford (Monument) |
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