Summary

Road Barrier (destroyed)

Full description

The GHQ Line anti-tank ditch zig-zagged northwards from the Pan Lane road barrier (SMR 20190), keeping to the E of the A130, until it crossed to the W of the A130 at this point. An aerial photograph taken in October 1946 clearly shows the ditch. A faint row of perhaps eight dots can be made out either concrete blocks or their remains on the E side of the road. An aerial photograph taken in June 1960 shows them to have been cleared away by that date. <1> <2>

Contemporary records state, "Road Barrier, Claydon By-Pass Road No. A.130. Map ref. 193207" (Mil. Ed.) <3>

<1> RAF, 1946, CPE-UK 1788-3253 (AP). SEX62341.

<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 27-042 (AP). SEX62342.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1940s, Military Edition 2 and a half inch, Map ref 193207 (Map). SEX32966.

Monument Types

• ROAD BARRIER (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Events

• GHQ line South of Chelmsford - visit by F Nash (Ref: Nash CHL Jan-Feb 1999)

Protected Status

• Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 6.3
• Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 6

Sources and further reading

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