| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), South Hanningfield Rd, W of Rettendon Crossroads |
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| SMR Number: | 20171 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 762 980 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ79NE |
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| Parish: | RETTENDON, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in 1950 shows a rectangular pillbox, with a blast wall, facing NE from a field S of South Hanningfield Road. An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows it to have been demolished by that date. <1> <2>
<1> RAF, 1950, 58-577-5170 (AP). SEX62144.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 30-007 (AP). SEX62145.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Survey of defences in East Hanningfield,Rettendon and Runwell (Ref: ?)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 6.3
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 6
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1950. 58-577-5170. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 30-007. |
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