Second World War pillbox, south corner of Debden Airfield, Wimbish (EHER 21542)

A Second World War pillbox at the former Debden military airfield, now Carver Barracks. It was thought to be constructed between 1940-1941, and formed part of the RAF Debden's defences. The type of the pillbox was not specified, but was said to be extant in 1996-1998 and was built out of reinforced concrete.

Buried deep in thicket and light trees in the south corner of Debden Airfield is an hexagonal, brick and concrete pillbox. It is, like others here, very powerful, with six loopholes with Turnbull mountings, a low crawl-in entrance and Y-shaped central pillar. Two photos of site. <1> NRHE data transfer: A World War Two pillbox at the former Debden military airfield, now Carver Barracks. It was thought to be constructed between 1940-1941, and formed part of the RAF Debden's defences. The type of the pillbox was not specified, but was said to be extant in 1996-1998 and was built out of reinforced concrete. <2> The NGR given in source one is in Wimbish Civil Parish, not Debden Civil Parish. On the 1947 plan of RAF Debden there is no pillbox marked at a place which concords with the NGR given in <2>, though there is one about 300 yards further to the north east on the other side of the longer east-west aligned runway. <3> <4>