Site of Second World War road barrier, Witham Road Railway Bridge, Langford (EHER 20290)

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Summary

Now destroyed. The site of a Second World War road barrier at the point where Witham Road crosses the cutting of the railway.

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Grid reference	TL 8376 0945 (point)
Civil Parish	LANGFORD, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

ROAD BARRIER (Second World War - 1939 AD? (between) to 1945 AD? (between))

Description

1999. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research. Contemporary records state 'Road Barrier. Langford Hall, Railway Bridge. Map ref. 284280', (Mil. Ed.) and 'Road block. Witham Road'. <1> <2> Witham Road crosses the cutting of a railway - now disused - at this location and the bridge provides a natural constriction point for a road barrier. <3>

Sources

<1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Heybridge.
<2> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Maldon.
<3> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.

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