Site of Second World War pillbox, north side of Elder Street (EHER 21523)

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Summary

Now destroyed. An hexagonal type pillbox once stood here. Nothing appears to survive of the pillbox.

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Grid reference	TL 5736 3458 (point)
Civil Parish	WIMBISH, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

PILLBOX (Second World War to Mid 20th century - 1939 AD to 1948 AD (post))

Description

Plans of Debden Airfield dated 1945 and 1946 show the pillboxes which guarded the site against land attack. <1> <2> 2013. Field survey. One is marked close to the south-east corner of the airfield, on the north side of Elder Street. It can be seen on March 1943 and May 1948 aerial photographs as an hexagonal type but no other details can be made out. In January 2013, this is now the east corner of Debden Drive. Nothing appears to survive of the pillbox. <3>

Sources

<1> SEX63511 Graphic material: Air Ministry. 1945. 67-45 - Debden Airfield.
<2> SEX71403 Map: Air Ministry. 1946. Debden Airfield - 2740-46.
<3> SEX76950 DESC TEXT: Nash, F.. 2013. Field notes from Fresh Nash, 2013.

Related Events (1)

Field Survey: Field survey by Essex County Council at Second World War sites around Debden, 2013 (Ref: Nash UTT Jan-Apr 2013) (EEX56557)

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