| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Eve’s Corner, E of Little Baddow Road, Danbury |
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| SMR Number: | 20841 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 784 052 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70NE |
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| Parish: | DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed)
Full description
A map of Eves Corner, with notes and sketches added by a local, wartime resident, shows a pillbox standing S of the junction of Little Baddow Road and Butts Lane. The entrance is shown on the SE side. <1> An aerial photograph taken in May 1946 shows that it was demolished by that date; its remains can be seen as a rough, light patch in this position. <2>
<1> Came, P, 1994, Sketch (Graphic material). SEX65428.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1496-4062, May 1946 (AP). SEX65436.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Visit by Fred Nash - Nov 2004 (Ref: Nash CHL Nov 2004)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 5.2
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 5
- Conservation Area: Danbury
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Graphic material: Came, P. 1994. Sketch. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1496-4062. May 1946. |
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