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Rectangular pillbox, with internal dimensions of 7ft x 8ft, with walls 42ins thick. In the front wall is a large stepped embrasure 5ft across on the outside. With a blast wall with an embrasure. Sunken entry, with steps down.
(Source: Article 1993)
Pillbox variant. Described as an Eastern Command Type in 'Ironside's Line'.
(Source: Book 1999)
Pillbox in the middle of meadows.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/09/07)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
---|---|
Location | Brooklands Fields, off Mill Lane, E of Broomfield. |
Area |
Broomfield, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TL 715 102
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
Attached Sheets | (1) - site location map. |
DOB site reference: | S0006975 |
Reference |
Pillbox Typology Part 3: Square and Rectangular Types 1999 Ironside's Line |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1995/09/07 Field Visit, On 1995/09/07 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |