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Spigot mortar pedestal, steel pin survives but firing trench does not.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/08/10)
Type of site | SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | Between Felsted and Little Dunmow on north side of railway which crossed road over bridge |
Area |
Little Dunmow, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TL 665 213
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1992)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete, Steel |
Threats |
Type: Road construction (Long Term) Detail: Possible route of express route to Stansted Airport, making use in parts of old railway. |
Recorder | Burden, Susannah |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
Photographs | (1) - view of site |
DOB site reference: | S0000327 |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences 1996 Anti-invasion defences of WWII 1998/06 World War Two Defences in Essex, Interim Report |
Event |
Construction, After 1941/05 Field Visit, On 1997/08/10 |