Summary

Road barrier

Full description

From the road barrier at TQ 7622 9816 <SMR 20173> the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line ran almost directly N to cross the A130 from W to E 400 yards N of Rettendon crossroads. An aerial photograph taken in June 1946 shows the ditch ending at TQ 7624 9655, then a line of 11 blocks to the road, with 3 more blocks on one side probably from a constricting position in the roadway. On the E side there are two blocks before the ditch re-starts very close to the roadside. Aproximately 40 yards to the S are two more blocks, one each side of the road. These are thought to have been a holding position for friendly traffic before the main barrier. <1>

An aerial photograph taken four months later, in October 1946, shows the blocks to have been removed, or in the process of being removed, by that date. <2>

<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1563-4225 (AP). SEX62152.

<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1788-4146 (AP). SEX62146.

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 6.3
• Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 6

Sources and further reading

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