Site of Second World War road barrier, New Road, Manningtree (EHER 21594)
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Summary
Site of a World War Two road barrier, now destroyed. Aerial photographs show rows of white dots across the road bridge in New Road. This is the sign of a Second World War ‘socket and steel’ barrier, one of many where roads crossed the railway line around Manningtree.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1086 3156 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Description
An aerial photograph taken in May 1946 shows, clearly, rows of white dots across the road bridge in New Road. This is the sign of a Second World War ‘socket and steel’ barrier, one of many where roads crossed the railway line around Manningtree. <1>
Nothing of it now survives. <2>