Site of Second World War road barrier, The Street, Woodham Walter (EHER 20294)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a Second World War road barrier comprising concrete pimples and a removable obstacle across the roadway itself. The installation was probably removed before 1946.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8090 0695 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOODHAM WALTER, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1999. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research.
Contemporary records state, 'Road Barrier. Road No. N.909. Map ref. 255255', 'Concrete pimples. Ferndale, Woodham Walter' and 'Concrete pimples, Lyndale, Woodham Walter.' <1>
It is thought that these three entries refer to a single road barrier where The Street, Woodham Walter, is constricted by 'Ferndale' on one sided and 'Lynton House' (not Lyndale) on the other. 2' 6" high concrete cones, probably in four rows, would have been embedded in the gardens each side of the road, with a removable obstacle - railway lines or thick cable - across the roadway itself. An aerial photograph taken in August 1946 shows no sign of the 'pimples' and it is probable that they had already been removed by that date. <2> <3>