Site of Second World War road barrier, Black Bridge (EHER 20282)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a road barrier at Black Bridge, known from contemporary documents.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8538 0818 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEYBRIDGE, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1999. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research.
Contemporary records state, 'Road block and pillbox. Holloway Road', 'Road Barrier. Blackbridge, Heybridge. Map ref. 300267'. and 'Road Barrier S. side of Bridge. Black Bridge, Heybridge. Map ref. 300267' (Mil. Ed.) <1>
No sign of the road barrier can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in May 1946. <2>
A list of the Maldon road barriers is given in the appendix of source <3>, written in 1951, and this includes a 'Road Block at Heybridge' and 'Black Bridge - Rail and Socket type (to be modernised)'. <3>
No remains have been found at the site. <4>
Note: See EHER 20283 for the adjacent pillbox described above, and EHER 40177 for Black Bridge.
Sources
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Maldon and Heybridge.
- <2> SEX62479 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1496-4020.
- <3> SEX59666 Monograph: Finch, P.. 1951. Warmen Courageous; The Story of the Essex Home Guard. Appendix E p.322.
- <4> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.