| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), corner of Brook Lane |
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| SMR Number: | 10164 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 737 067 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70NW |
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| Parish: | SPRINGFIELD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the clear shape of a hexagonal pillbox standing on the SW corner of the Brook Lane/Brook End Road junction..
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the clear shape of a hexagonal pillbox standing on the SW corner of the Brook Lane/Brook End Road junction. <1> Although it was extant in 1960, by 1970 houses had been built around the corner and the pillbox had disappeared. <2> <3> One photo of site. <4>
<1> unknown, 1946, 4440 (AP). SEX31646.
<2> unknown, 1960, 104 (AP). SEX31647.
<3> unknown, 1970, 2769 (AP). SEX31648.
<4> Nash, Fred, 1994, site of pillbox, one frame (Photograph). SEX31649.
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> | AP: unknown. 1946. 4440. |
| <2> | AP: unknown. 1960. 104. |
| <3> | AP: unknown. 1970. 2769. |
| <4> | Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1994. site of pillbox. one frame. |
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