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Name:Pillbox (destroyed), Field O.S. No. 44, Sibleys
SMR Number:10441
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TL 569 291
Map Sheet:TL52NE
Parish:CHICKNEY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Summary

Contemporary records state, "Sibleys Farm.

Full description

Contemporary records state, "Sibleys Farm. Pillboxes in O.S. Nos. 1a,14,10,11, and 44 (3)". <1> Although two of the pillboxes in field no. 44 still exist (SMR's 10439 and 10440) there is no indication of the former position of the third. It does not appear on an aerial photograph taken in 1949. <2> Originally, this field was T-shaped lying alongside and above the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line. <3>


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


<2> unknown, 1949, 58-278-5058 (AP). SEX32031.


<3> unknown, 1921, County Records Office (Map). SEX32036.

Monument Types

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

Sources and further reading

<1>LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Chickney.
<2>AP: unknown. 1949. 58-278-5058.
<3>Map: unknown. 1921. County Records Office.

Related records

10438Part of: Pillbox (destroyed), Field O.S. No. 11, Sibleys (Monument)
10437Part of: Pillbox (destroyed), Field O.S. No. 10, Sibleys (Monument)