Site of Second World War spigot mortar emplacement, South of St Mary’s Road (EHER 21276)
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Summary
Unknown survival. The site of a spigot mortar emplacement, know from contemporary Second World War records. The site is covered in thicket and it is unknown if the monument survives, though 'there is every chance'.
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9492 9656 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
October 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey.
Contemporary records state, ‘Trenches; Wiring; Spigot Mortar. Land East of Railway bridge – South of St. Mary’s Road. Map ref. 395150.’ (Mil. Ed.). <1>
St Mary’s Road runs parallel to the railway line with houses and gardens running along the length of the road between the two. Bordering the railway line, between the tracks and the ends of the gardens, is a 20-yard strip of rough, thicket covered ground. There is every chance that the spigot mortar emplacement still survives, hidden somewhere on this strip. During the war, this would have guarded against an attack by enemy armour using the railway as an entry route into Burnham. <2>
One photo. <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Burnham-on-Crouch.
- <2> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.
- <3> SEX68525 Photograph: Nash, F.. 2008. Spigot Mortar Emplacement (Unknown Survival), S of St Mary’s Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, one frame. Print.