| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), W of Little Claydon’s Farm, A130, West Hanningfield |
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| SMR Number: | 20199 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 747 014 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70SW |
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| Parish: | WEST HANNINGFIELD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed)
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in August 1947 shows the indistinct outline of what is probably a pillbox in a field alongside the A130 boundary hedge. Although too blurred to be positive, this position is entirely logical and fills a gap in the GHQ defence line. <1>
No sign of the pillbox can be seen on a June 1949 aerial photograph. <2>
<1> RAF, 1947, CPE-UK 2221-5170 (AP). SEX62336.
<2> RAF, 1949, 58-268-5025 (AP). SEX62337.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- GHQ line South of Chelmsford - visit by F Nash (Ref: Nash CHL Jan-Feb 1999)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 6.3
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 6
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1947. CPE-UK 2221-5170. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1949. 58-268-5025. |
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