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Monument Number 1421233
Hob Uid: 1421233
Location : Essex Rochford Rochford
Grid Ref : TQ8643389528
Summary : A Second World War cantilevered type pillbox. It is a brick and concrete mushroom-shaped pillbox consisting of a circular pit with walls about 3 foot high and a domed cantilevered roof springing from a central pillar, thus affording all-round visibility. It is located on the north side of the Lancaster Business Park on the western perimeter of London Southend Airport.
More information : Cantilevered type pillbox. Made of concrete with brick shuttering and central brick pillar. FC Construction pillbox: mushroom-shaped pillbox consisting of a circular pit with walls about 3ft high and a domed cantilevered roof springing from a central pillar, thus affording all-round visibility. LOCATION: RAF Rochford. (1)1

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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Pillbox (Cantilevered), Pillbox
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0006790
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 88 NE 110
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1421233