Second World War Road Barrier, Lamb Farm, Colchester Road, St Osyth (EHER 21347)

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Second World War road barrier.

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Grid reference	TM 1226 1648 (point)
Civil Parish	ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

ROAD BARRIER (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Contemporary records state, “Road Barrier. Nr. Lamb Farm. Map ref. 570347.” (Mil. Ed.) <1> This road barrier cut Colchester Road, one of three around its junction with Bypass Road, 200 yards to the south. Surveyed in November 2009 One of the concrete blocks which would have comprised the roadside fixed elements still survives. It stands, thickly covered in ivy, beside the gateway to No 2 Lamb Farm Cottages. Measured, with difficulty, it is 3 feet in height, 3’6” wide. Aerial photographs taken in July 1946 show the area of Lamb Farm Cottages to have been a small meadow at that time, although the short hedgeline in which the block stands remains the same. <2> Two photos of site. <3>

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<1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. St Osyth.
<2> SEX69404 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4068. July 1946.
<3> SEX69405 Photograph: Nash, F.. 2009. Road Barrier at Lamb Farm. print. 2 frames Nov 2009.

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