| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), at Boswells School, Springfield |
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| SMR Number: | 10141 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 718 085 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70NW |
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| Parish: | CHELMSFORD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
A pillbox is reliably reported to have stood at the back of Boswells School..
Full description
A pillbox is reliably reported to have stood at the back of Boswells School. It was demolished when the school was built. <1> This position continues the line of pillboxes to the W of the anti-tank ditch. An aerial photograph dated 1946 shows an indistinct mark at this point. <2>
<1> local resident, unknown, PERS COMM by wartime landowner (Verbal communication). SEX31451.
<2> RAF, 1946, 1946 RAF aerial photographs (AP). SEX31614.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 2
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.17
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Verbal communication: local resident. unknown. PERS COMM by wartime landowner. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF aerial photographs. |
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