| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Braintree Road/Chalks Road, Witham |
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| SMR Number: | 20604 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 819 155 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL81NW |
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| Parish: | WITHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox
Full description
A pillbox is recalled locally as having stood on the N corner of Braintree Road/Chalks Road, 130 yards S of the road barrier at the railway bridge (SMR 20605). This pillbox can be seen on aerial photographs taken in April 1946 and June 1960 although its exact shape cannot be made out. An aerial photograph taken in September 1970 shows it to have been demolished by that date and the site developed into a petrol station forecourt. <1> <2> <3> <4>
<1> local resident, 2002, Personnal communication by local resident (PERSONAL OBSERVATION). SEX64073.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1367-5041 (AP). SEX64061.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 20-119 (AP). SEX64065.
<4> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1970, Run 83-1140 (AP). SEX64070.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Survey of WW2 defences around Witham. By Fred Nash (Ref: Nash BTE Mar-Apr 2002)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | PERSONAL OBSERVATION: local resident. 2002. Personnal communication by local resident. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1367-5041. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 20-119. |
| <4> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 83-1140. |
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