Second World War Pillbox, Rawlings Farm West of A130 (EHER 20164)

A type FW3/24 thin-walled pillbox. It is constructed of concrete on the outside with brick shuttering on the inside.

200 yards to its W, and on higher ground, a hedge-line parallels the A130 roadway. On the W side of the hedge, 200 yards N of Hoe Lane, is a Type FW3/24 thin-walled pillbox. It is constructed of concrete on the outside with brick shuttering on the inside. The walls are 19 inches thick. There are 7 loopholes which, other than the two on the near face, are of the larger 10 inches wide x 12 inches high type. In the middle is a partly demolished Y-shaped pillar. <1> Although the area is now very open, during World War Two there were many more hedges and this pillbox stood on the SE corner of a copse of trees or bushes. From here it faced SE, with the hedge cleared, towards the A130/Hoe Lane junction. <2> One photo of site <3> Information from NRHE Type 22 thin walled brick clad pillbox. Internal anti ricochet wall survives. Type 22 pillbox. LOCATION: W of A130 road, Rettendon <4> <5> Many of the pillboxes in Rettendon were initially incorrectly classified in <3> before being reclassified. This may account for the discrepancy between <3> and the above information.