Second World War Pillbox, West side of A130, Rettendon (EHER 20151)

A Second World War rectangular infantry brick-clad pillbox with concrete components, a rear blast wall covering the entrance. Three walls have embrasures as does the blast wall of the pillbox which is located on the west side of Main Road to the north of Rettendon Turnpike.

Standing just a few yards W of the A130, inside an adjacent field, is a brick and concrete, rectangular pillbox with a blast wall. It faces SE across the roadway. During World War Two the anti-tank ditch of the GHQ Line ran across the field on the opposite side of the road, perhaps 150 yards away. Two photos of site. <1> Information from NRHE Rectangular infantry, brick clad pillbox, rear blast wall covering entrance, three walls have embrasures as does the blast wall. Pillbox variant. Described as an Eastern Command Type in 'Ironside's Line'. LOCATION: Rettendon Place, N of Battlesbridge <2> <3>