| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), NE of Mole Hall |
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| SMR Number: | 10423 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 552 317 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL53SE |
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| Parish: | DEBDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Contemporary records state, "A/T ditch and pillbox.
Full description
Contemporary records state, "A/T ditch and pillbox. Hall Farm, Widdington. O.S. Nos. 178,179. Map ref. 000507" (Mil.Ed.). <1> An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1949 shows the indistinct shape of a pillbox standing at the junction of two fields where the original anti-tank ditch turned to the SE. <2> There are pieces of rough concrete and re-inforcement rods a few yards away in the scrub. Three photos of site. <3>
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Debden (LIST). SEX31436.
<2> unknown, 1949, 58-314-5010 (AP). SEX32010.
<3> Nash, Fred, 1996, WWII defences, three frames (Photograph). SEX31461.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Debden. |
| <2> | AP: unknown. 1949. 58-314-5010. |
| <3> | Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1996. WWII defences. three frames. |
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