| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Bridge House, Fordstreet |
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| SMR Number: | 10982 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 920 270 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL92NW |
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| Parish: | ALDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), Bridge House, Fordstreet
Full description
Contemporary records state, "Pillbox at entrance. Bridge House, Fordstreet, Grounds in front of house." This pillbox can be seen on the triangle formed by the entrance from the road, on an aerial photograph taken in 1946. It is too indistinct for its type to be determined but, from its small size, may have been an FW3/22. <1> <2> <3>
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Aldham (LIST). SEX31436.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1492-3133-4 (AP). SEX61833.
<3> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, measured plan p.28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Fordstreet
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Aldham. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3133-4. |
| <3> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28. |
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