Summary

Anti Tanks Blocks

Full description

From the South, the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line reached the River Crouch just E of the Sewage Works. On the other side of the river, it continued northwards from a point some 250 yards to the E of the S bank junction. Between the ditch and the river, two anti-tank blocks can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1946. By 1960 they had disappeared, either demolished or buried beneath the built-up river bank. <1> <2>

<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1496-4228, May 1946 (AP). SEX62109.

<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 32-034 (AP). SEX62110.

Monument Types

• ANTI TANK BLOCK (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Events

• Survey of defences in East Hanningfield,Rettendon and Runwell (Ref: ?)

Protected Status

• Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 9.3
• Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 9

Sources and further reading

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