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Name:Pillbox (destroyed) to the W of Royal Gunpowder Mills
SMR Number:10082
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TL 373 023
Map Sheet:TL30SE
Parish:WALTHAM ABBEY, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX

Summary

Aerial photographs taken by the RAF in 1947 show what appears to be a pillbox standing at this point, however, it cannot be seen on AP's taken in 1960.

Full description

Aerial photographs taken by the RAF in 1947 show what appears to be a pillbox standing at this point, however, it cannot be seen on AP's taken in 1960. <1> <2> The position is entirely logical as one of the regularly spaced pillboxes to the W of the Royal Gunpowder Mills.


<1> RAF, 1947, Chief Executive's Office (AP). SEX31539.


<2> unknown, 1960, Library (AP). SEX31540.

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Sources and further reading

<1>AP: RAF. 1947. Chief Executive's Office.
<2>AP: unknown. 1960. Library.