| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), S of Fanton Chase, Shotgate |
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| SMR Number: | 21041 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TQ 765 927 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ79SE |
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| Parish: | SHOTGATE, BASILDON, ESSEX |
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| Wickford, BASILDON, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed)
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in May 1946 shows the clear shape of a rectangular pillbox with a blast wall facing E towards the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line 80/90 yards away. <1>
In 2005, this area has been re-developed by private housing. The site of the pillbox, the base of which, now tarmaced over, is recalled by the owner, is in the rear garden of No. 3 Fanton Chase. <2>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1496-4306, May 1946 (AP). SEX65647.
<2> owner, 2005, Owner, Fanton Chase, Shotgate, Aug 2005 (Verbal communication). SEX65656.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Visit by Fred Nash, AGES Project - Aug 2005 (Ref: Nash BAS Aug 2005)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Area: Thames Gateway 103
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1496-4306. May 1946. |
| <2> | Verbal communication: owner. 2005. Owner, Fanton Chase, Shotgate. Aug 2005. |
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