Site of Second World War pillbox on the hillside, overlooking River Crouch, NE of Canewdon (EHER 20771)

Now destroyed. The site of a type FW3/22 pillbox, overlooking the River Crouch. When visited in 2003, the pillbox was no longer extant.

August 2003. World War Two Defences in Rochford survey. Aerial photographs taken in June 1960 show the clear shape of a Type FW3/22 pillbox standing on a hedge line north-east of Canewdon. From this position it would have overlooked the terrain northwards towards the River Crouch. <1> <2> <3> Visited in August 2003, the area has changed considerably. All the hedges around where the pillbox stood have been cleared and the site is now a large open field with no sign of the pillbox. <3> NRHE data transfer: Hexagonal pillbox. Two pillboxes in the parish of Canewdon, which may include this one, are reported on 24.8.2000 by a local resident as having been destroyed recently by a farmer. <4> Note: The other pillbox destroyed at this time may be EHER 20769. 1995-2002. Defence of Britain survey. Type 22 pillbox, facing east, reduced to half-height between 1997-2000 [probably 1999-2000] and rubble piled inside. Entrance was blocked up to waist height. Covered in vegetation, which, however, was higher before demolition. In field north-east of Lambourne Hall Road, to the west of a farm track, Canewdon, [with site location plan drawn on form (Burden)]. <5> <6> Note: The NRHE record incorrectly maps this pillbox to TQ 90729 94811.