| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), W of Mersea Road, Colchester |
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| SMR Number: | 20609 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 004 229 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM02SW |
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| Parish: | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed)
Full description
Aerial photographs taken in April 1946 and May 1948 show an hexagonal pillbox standing approximately 80 yards W of Mersea Road. This position overlooked the anti-tank ditch which encircled southern Colchester during World War Two. The ditch ran E/W just a few yards to the S; the site of the pillbox was just outside the rear gardens of the houses on Mersea Road. This position is now occupied by the garden of No. 2 Queen Elizabeth Way. <1> <2>
From the apparent dimensions the pillbox was probably of the 20’ diameter type. The entrance can be seen on the N face.
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1367-7355 (AP). SEX64838.
<2> RAF, 1948, 58-47-5007 (AP). SEX64839.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Colchester - Southern Perimeter WWII Defences (Ref: ?)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1367-7355. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1948. 58-47-5007. |
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