Second World War pillbox, New House Farm, Debden Airfield (EHER 21532)

A Second World War Type 22 pillbox located at the former Debden military airfield (now Carver Barracks). It is thought to have been built between 1940 and 1941. The pillbox is constructed of concrete and brick. It is hexagonal, with six embrasures. The entrance is through the wall, which may have been reinforced. When it was visited by Defence of Britain Project recorders in 1997 it was extant and said to have been in good condition, with some of the Turnbull machine gun mounts still in situ.

A Second World War Type 22 pillbox at the former Debden military airfield, Debden (sic), Essex. It is thought to have been built between 1940 and 1941, constructed from concrete and brick. It is hexagonal, with six embrasures. The entrance is through the wall, which may have been reinforced. When it was visited by Defence of Britain Project recorders in 1997 it was extant and said to have been in good condition, with an anti-ricochet wall and some of the Turnbull machine gun mounts still in situ. <1> Correction to the address given in <1>: the pillbox is in Wimbish Civil Parish, not Debden. <2> 2013. Field survey, On the south side of a track, east of New House Farm, is an hexagonal, brick and concrete pillbox. Although the brickwork was once used as shuttering, much of it has now fallen off. There are six loopholes, one over the entrance and five flared out through the thick walls. Three of these have surviving Turnbull mountings. The greater part of the pillbox is covered in ivy. Three photos of site. <3>