Summary

Pillbox (destroyed)

Full description

Contemporary records state, "a) Concrete pillbox b) A/T ditch c) Gun emplacement. O.S. No. 1492, land near Old Heath Cottage, Old Heath. Map ref. 465414" (Mil. Ed.). Field O.S. No. 1492 was on the E side of Old Heath Road directly opposite Old Heath Cottage. <1>

An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the pillbox standing in the field close to the road, a site which is now the front garden of No. 360. This pillbox and its position is confirmed locally. <2> <3>

An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows it to have been demolished by that date. <4>

<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Colchester (LIST). SEX31436.

<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1492-3360 (AP). SEX64843.

<3> local resident, 1997, Local resident, May 1997 (Verbal communication). SEX64846.

<4> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 15-119 (AP). SEX64847.

Monument Types

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

Associated Events

• WWII sites to the South of Colchester - visit by F.Nash (Ref: Nash COL Jun-Aug 2002)

Sources and further reading

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