Summary

A pillbox once stood at the junction of Halfacre Lane and Low Road.

Full description

"Defending Harwich and Dovercourt in WW2" records that a pillbox once stood at the junction of Halfacre Lane and Low Road, by the corner of the Harwich School field. <1> The dug-out remains of this pillbox can be seen in aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1948 immediately behind the anti-tank wall and anti-tank ditch of the Stanier Line. The anti-tank wall still survives. <2> <3> An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows it to have been removed by that date. <4>

<1> Trollope, C and Rutter, A, 1995, Defending Harwich and Dovercourt in WW2, Highlight No.100 (DESC TEXT). SEX42431.

<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1492-4090 (AP). SEX42427.

<3> RAF, 1948, CPE-UK 2534-5173 (AP). SEX42440.

<4> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 10-105 (AP). SEX42441.

Monument Types

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

Associated Events

• Tendring District WWII site survey by Fred Nash January 2011 (Ref: Nash TEN Jan 2011)

Sources and further reading

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