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Rectangular infantry pillbox: 10ft x 12ft, brick clad. Only 3 walls have embrasures, each with a concrete shelf. The entrance is in the fourth wall which does not have an embrasure. A blast wall of considerable thickness cover the entrance.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/02)
Pillbox variant. Described as an Eastern Command Type in 'Ironside's Line'.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
---|---|
Location | S of Highlands Farm, adjacent to A 130 road, N of Rettendon |
Area |
West Hanningfield, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 758 994
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Chalk, Russell |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
DOB site reference: | S0000316 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In 1997/02 |