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Rectangular infantry pillbox. Square in plan the sides being between 10-12ft in length. The walls are approx 3ft thick. Three of the four walls contain embrasures, the fourth has an off set entrance. A blast wall of considerable thickness covers the entrance and has a single embrasure in it.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/03)
Pillbox variant. Described as an Eastern Command type.
(Source: Book 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
---|---|
Location | Adjacent to the River Cam, Littlebury |
Area |
Littlebury, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TL 517 394
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Chalk, Russell |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
Attached Sheets | (1) - sketch map |
Photographs | (2) external views |
DOB site reference: | S0000393 |
Reference |
1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Field Visit, In 1997/03 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |