| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed) on Golf Club, N. W. Airfield |
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| SMR Number: | 10128 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 487 036 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL40SE |
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| Parish: | NORTH WEALD BASSETT, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
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Summary
Wills' records of 1993 quote a "polygonal pillbox, built of brick and concrete, facing S" at TL 488 036.
Full description
Wills' records of 1993 quote a "polygonal pillbox, built of brick and concrete, facing S" at TL 488 036. In addition, an Air Ministry plan of the airfield dated 1948 shows a pillbox in this location. <1> <2> This position is now one corner of the golf club grounds and there is nothing to indicate the pillbox's former presence. One photo of site. <3>
<1> Wills, H, 1993, LIST by Wills, H in collection of Fred Nash (LIST). SEX31450.
<2> Air Ministry, 1948, SMR (MENTION). SEX31599.
<3> Nash, Fred, 1993, SMR, one frame (Photograph). SEX31432.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: Wills, H. 1993. LIST by Wills, H in collection of Fred Nash. |
| <2> | MENTION: Air Ministry. 1948. SMR. |
| <3> | Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1993. SMR. one frame. |
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