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| HHER Number: | 2254 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES, FRANCIS FARM, CHESHUNT |
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Summary - not yet available
Images
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| Grid Reference: | TL 333 046 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL30SW |
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| Parish: | Broxbourne (Non Civil Parish), Broxbourne, Hertfordshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- TANK TRAP (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- HCC Pillbox Survey, 1991-92
Full description
A broken line of 15 anti-tank blocks <1> arranged across a hillock on the S slope of a deep valley. Each 4' 6" high, they are in very good condition with the westernmost pair hidden by dense brambles. The imposing line, 45 yards long, dominates the wide landscape from all directions <2>.
One anti-tank block visible and photographed, January 2002 <3>.
Fred Nash, 1992, Anti-tank obstacles at Francis Farm, Cheshunt, PNO 20496 (Photograph). SHT17031.
<1> Wills, Henry, 1985, Pillboxes, - p40-1 (Bibliographic reference). SHT4015.
<2> Fred Nash (HCC), site visit and photographs, 27.1.1992 (Unpublished document). SHT3718.
<3> Jim Apps, site visit, 13.1.2002 (Verbal communication). SHT5651.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: Fred Nash. 1992. Anti-tank obstacles at Francis Farm, Cheshunt. PNO 20496. |
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Wills, Henry. 1985. Pillboxes. - p40-1. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Fred Nash (HCC), site visit and photographs. 27.1.1992. |
| <3> | Verbal communication: Jim Apps, site visit. 13.1.2002. |
Related records
| 10232 | Part of: WORLD WAR II ANTI-TANK DITCH, OUTER LONDON STOP LINE EASTERN SECTION, FROM NEWGATE STREET TO WORMLEY (Monument) |
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