| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Field No. 256, Thames Haven, Corringham |
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| SMR Number: | 10327 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 717 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ78SW |
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| Parish: | THURROCK, ESSEX |
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Summary
Contemporary records state, "Pill box.
Full description
Contemporary records state, "Pill box. Field No. 256, Thames Haven. Map ref. 160000" (Mil.Ed.). <1> This map reference places the pillbox on the sea wall overlooking the Thames. The entire area is now part of Shell Haven Refinery and no pillboxes remain on the site. Pillbox recorded on AP 106G LA 205 1085, 3 April 1945, at TQ 7172 8134. <2>
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Stanford-le-Hope (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 Area: Thames Gateway 96
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Thames Gateway 96_2
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Stanford-le-Hope. |
| <2> | Artifact: Security Officer, Shell Haven Refinery. unknown. PERS COMM by Security Officer, Shell Haven Refinery. |
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