Site of Second World War loopholes, The Limes, Station Road (EHER 21289)

Now destroyed. Contemporary records suggest that loopholes were in place in the wall of The Limes. Although the wall has been closely studied, there are no signs of where the loopholes may have been. The location used by this record is the SE corner of the property, perhaps the most likely place for loopholes, facing East along Station Road.

November 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey. Contemporary records state, ‘Sandbag defences, Loop-holes in wall, Wiring. The Limes. Map ref. 405181.’ (Mil. Ed.). <1> ‘The Limes’ still survives as Southminster Residential Home, a large red-brick building on the North side of Station Road, standing in its own grounds with a high red-brick wall alongside the roadway. Although the wall has been closely studied, there are no signs of where the loopholes may have been. The location used by this record is the SE corner of the property, perhaps the most likely place for loopholes, facing East along Station Road. <2>