Site of Second World War road barrier, 'Tyndales', Southend Road, Woodham Mortimer (EHER 20557)

Now destroyed. The site of a Second World War road barrier which is described as being 'near Tyndales' by contemporary records, but for which the Military Grid Reference indicates a location half a mile to the west. This is considered to be an error, as a road barrier made of concrete anti tank blocks can be seen at Tyndales in an aerial photograph from May 1946.

November 2001. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research. Contemporary records state, 'Road Barrier. Road No. B. 1418, Near Tyndales. Map ref. 255232. (Mil. Ed.).' <1> This is a confusing entry as 'Tyndales', on Road No. B1418, is some half a mile to the west of the Military Grid Reference given. The two cannot be compatible and as what appears to be a road barrier outside Tyndales can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in May 1946, the map reference quoted is considered to be an error. However, the 'road barrier' on the photograph - apparently concrete blocks north and south of the road - is not crystal clear and there must still be room for doubt as to its positive location. <2> Nothing remains at the 'Tyndales' site. <3>