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Installation of unknown nature [plotted from German aerial photograph GB 1042 R - 063-068].
(Source: Air Photograph 1940/08/31)
Type 28A anti-tank gun emplacement with Bren chamber. Corrugated iron inside on walls.
(Source: Field Visit 1988/02)
Double-chambered anti-tank gun emplacement, with main embrasure facing NW towards Hartford End bridge. Remains of interior corrugated iron shuttering. Interior access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/05/14)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A) |
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Location | Off the Causeway, S of River Chelmer and SE of Hartford End. |
Area |
Great Waltham, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TL 69050 17215
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - Hartford End defended place - The defences of the bridge at Hartford End. Documentary source - Essex and Suffolk Area Defence Scheme (WO 166/6700). |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0007186 |
Associated Identifier | Essex SMR (ref: 10557) |
Reference |
1994/06 Pillbox Typology Part 5: Gunhouses. 1999 Ironside's Line 1940/10/23 Taktisches Luftbildbuch Nr.3 |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1988/02 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2002/05/14 |