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Pillbox of square plan, each side being between 10-12 ft in length. The walls are approx 3ft thick. Of the four walls only three contain an embrasure. There is a blast wall covering the entrance which has a single embrasure. The whole structure stands on a concrete raft.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | Battlesbridge. |
Area |
Runwell, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 769 940
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Chalk, Russell |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
Photographs | (1) - external view |
DOB site reference: | S0000277 |
Reference |
1996 Anti-invasion defences of WWII 1998/06 World War Two Defences in Essex, Interim Report |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Excavation, In 1997/04 |