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Name:Pillbox (destroyed), Field No. 392, Thames Haven, Corringham
SMR Number:10325
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TQ 716 822
Map Sheet:TQ78SW
Parish:THURROCK, ESSEX

Summary

Contemporary records state, "Pill box.

Full description

Contemporary records state, "Pill box. Field No. 392, Thames Haven. Map ref. 160008" (Mil.Ed.). <1> During WWII this area was marshland but it is now part of Shell Haven Refinery. No trace of this pillbox now remains. <2>


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


<2> Security Officer, Shell Haven Refinery, unknown, PERS COMM by Security Officer, Shell Haven Refinery (Artifact). SEX31867.

Monument Types

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

Protected Status

  • Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 96_2
  • Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 96

Sources and further reading

<1>LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Corringham.
<2>Artifact: Security Officer, Shell Haven Refinery. unknown. PERS COMM by Security Officer, Shell Haven Refinery.