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Name:	Springfield Lyons
SMR Number:	5792
Type of record:	Monument

Grid Reference:	TL 733 082
Map Sheet:	TL70NW
Parish:	SPRINGFIELD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Summary

Late BA enclosure cut by a Second World War tank trap running east-west across the site.

Full description

Late bronze age enclosure (see 5788) cut by a Second World War tank trap running east-west across the site. This related to a network of pill-box defences, some still surviving in the area (see 8893 for Essex length of GHQ line). <1> Other refs: <3> AP<2>

Tyler, S and Major, H, 1987, The Early Anglo-Saxon cemetery and later Saxon settlement at Springfield Lyons, Essex (DESC TEXT). SEX68888.

<1> Buckley, DG, 1985, Springfield Lyons Excavations-General Background (EXCAV REPORT). SEX19648.

<2> unknown, 1992, 410/3 (AP). SEX52279.

<3> unknown, 1985, Chelmer-Blackwater Valley Aerial Survey Project 1985 (DESC TEXT). SEX54165.

Monument Types

TANK TRAP (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Events

SALV EXCAV by Hedges, JD and Buckley, DG, 1981-1986 (Ref: ?)
SALV EXCAV by Buckley, DG, (Ref: ?)

Protected Status

Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.15
Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.14
Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 2

Sources and further reading

---	DESC TEXT: Tyler, S and Major, H. 1987. The Early Anglo-Saxon cemetery and later Saxon settlement at Springfield Lyons, Essex.
<1>	EXCAV REPORT: Buckley, DG. 1985. Springfield Lyons Excavations-General Background.
<2>	AP: unknown. 1992. 410/3.
<3>	DESC TEXT: unknown. 1985. Chelmer-Blackwater Valley Aerial Survey Project 1985.

Related records

5783	Part of: Springfield Cursus-Eastern End (Find Spot)
5782	Part of: Springfield Cursus-West Terminal (Find Spot)
5780	Part of: Springfield Cursus-West Terminal (Monument)
5781	Part of: Springfield Cursus-West Terminal (Monument)
8893	Related to: GHQ Line Anti-Tank Ditch (Monument)
48077	Related to: Plot K, Chelmsford Business Park, Springfield (Monument)

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