Second World War pillbox, west bank of River Stour, near Sudbury Hall (EHER 20075)

A Second World War Type 27 reinforced concrete, thick-walled pillbox with external yellow brick shuttering near Sudbury Hall on the west bank of the River Stour about 400 metres north of Brundon Mill.

1998. Field visit. On the west bank of the River Stour is an hexagonal, thick walled, pillbox, 22 feet across with its low entrance on the west side. In the centre is an anti-aircraft machine-gun well with a cylindrical mounting pedestal with its steel fitting intact. Originally the pillbox was constructed of brick and concrete although virtually all of the brickwork has now fallen off. Two photos of site. <1> NRHE data transfer: Type 27 pillbox, thick-walled. External yellow brick shuttering, disintegrating and now largely gone. No steel plates at embrasures. MG mount on square pillar on round column. Square vents. Entrance faces west. Near Sudbury Hall, on the west bank of the River Stour, some 400m north of Brundon Mill (dwelling). <2>