Site of Second World War pillbox, Gays Lane (EHER 20765)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a Second World War reinforced concrete octagonal pillbox located off Grays Lane, adjoining Butts Hill on Lambourne Hall Road, forming part of the perimeter defence of RAF Canewdon (EHER 19574).
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9014 9494 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CANEWDON, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
August 2003. World War Two Defences in Rochford survey: site visit and desktop research.
Aerial photographs taken from 1970 to 2000 show a Type FW3/22 pillbox standing on a north-south hedge line north of Gays Lane. <1> - <4>
Visited in August 2003, the pillbox has clearly only recently been demolished. Pieces of broken concrete, with the indentation marks of reinforcement rods, lie in the hedgerow and on the field edge but nothing substantial remains. <5>
Two photos. <6>
NRHE data transfer:
1995-2002. Defence of Britain survey.
Octagonal pillbox. Grays Lane, adjoining Butts Hill, Lambourne Hall Road, Canewdon. <7> <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX63541 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 91-0493.
- <2> SEX63542 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1980. 30-80-87.
- <3> SEX63543 Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1990. Run 94-7394.
- <4> SEX63544 Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 2000. TQ 9094.
- <5> SEX70624 Report: Nash, F.. 2004. Survey of World War Defences in the District of Rochford: Volume Two.
- <6> SEX63397 Photograph: Nash, F.. 2003. Photographs of World War Two Defences in Rochford, in the HER. Two frames, Aug 2003.
- <7> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.
- <8> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. DEB01.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1416598
- National Monuments Record: TQ 99 SW 42