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Type 22 pillbox which has undergone considerable reinforcement. A double thickness of concrete has been added up to the height of the bottom of the embrasures. The embrasures have been clad in steel, both internally and externally.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/04/17)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | Southern side of Southend Road by Silchester Corner, Great Wakering |
Area |
Great Wakering, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 916 874
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1968)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete, Steel |
Threats |
Type: Deterioration (Long Term) Detail: Corrosion of external metal features. |
Recorder | Beanse, Alec |
Defence grouping |
Essex coast defences - Coastal crust defences |
Attached Sheets | (5) - One sheet of typed description. One sheet of line drawn plans and elevations and three sheets of photocopied photographs (see attached photos box). |
Photographs | (5) - photocopied photographs. Two are general external views. Two are exterior detail and one is of interior detail. |
Adjacent sites | Pillbox TQ 921868 |
DOB site reference: | S0000433 |
Reference |
1998/06 World War Two Defences in Essex, Interim Report |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In 1998/04/23 |