| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed) under A12, E of Chelmer Village |
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| SMR Number: | 10161 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 741 072 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70NW |
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| Parish: | SPRINGFIELD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
A local survey in 1979 describes a "rectangular, concrete pillbox facing NE with blast wall" at this point.
Full description
A local survey in 1979 describes a "rectangular, concrete pillbox facing NE with blast wall" at this point. <1> This can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1981. <2> It was demolished, or buried, when the A12 Chelmsford by-pass was constructed in 1987.
<1> local survey, 1979, SMR (LIST). SEX31630.
<2> unknown, 1981, 12-81-034 (AP). SEX31640.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 4.1
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 4
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: local survey. 1979. SMR. |
| <2> | AP: unknown. 1981. 12-81-034. |
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