Name: | Road Barrier (destroyed), A130 S of Old Rettendon Hall. |
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SMR Number: | 20158 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Grid Reference: | TQ 770 963 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ79NE |
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Parish: | RETTENDON, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Road Barrier
Full description
From the road barrier on the Woodham Road at High House Farm <SMR 20150> the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line headed NW towards the A130. A few yards E of the road, at TQ 7732 9572, it turned NE. At TQ 7750 9616 it again turned NW to meet the A130, 130 yards S of Old Rettendon Hall. Contemporary records state, “Road barrier. Nr. Rettendon Hall. Map ref. 215150.” <Mil. Ed.> <1>
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Rettendon (LIST). SEX31436.
Monument Types
- ROAD BARRIER (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 9.2
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 9
Sources and further reading
<1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Rettendon. |
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