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Heightened type 22 pillbox and 9 anti-tank blocks E of railway and 7 blocks W of railway [see UORN 12138].
(Source: Field Visit 1992/02/04)
An unusually tall brick and concrete hexagonal pillbox, purpose-built to cover the marshes to the E and the railway line from the N. It has 8ft sides, is 11ft high and has a doorway set 3ft 6ins from the ground. The outer brickwork has fallen off the E corner. Anti-tank blocks cover the approaches to the level crossing, 9 to the E and 7 to the W of the railway, the latter in the back garden of the crossing keeper's house [see UORN 12138].
(Source: Field Visit 1992/02/04)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
|---|---|
| Location | Standing at the railway level crossing on the N side of Slipe Lane, Wormley.
[with site location map]. |
| Area |
Wormley, Hertfordshire, England |
| Grid reference |
TL 3685 0512
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Nash, Fred (Archaeological Advisory Group, Essex County Council Planning) |
| Defence grouping |
London Stop Line: Outer - Line A (outer suburbs) of London defence rings. |
| Attached Sheets | (2) - sheets of xerox photographs. |
| Photographs |
(10) - site and exterior views (2 DIGITISED). |
| DOB site reference: | S0005077 |
| Reference |
Invasion Defences 1940 [parish of Cheshunt]. |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1992/02/04 |
