Site of a Second World War road barrier, Glebe Bridge, Little Bromley Road, Ardleigh (EHER 21597)

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Summary

Site of a World War Two road barrier which blocked the bridge over the railway line from Manningtree to Ardleigh. Nothing of any of these barriers appears to survive now.

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Grid reference	TM 0589 2946 (point)
Civil Parish	ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

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

Description

Contemporary records state, “Road Barrier. Glebe Bridge. Ardleigh” <1> Glebe Bridge lies to the east of the village by Glebe Cottages. Nothing significant can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in May 1946. <1> <2> It appears that every bridge over the railway line from Manningtree to Ardleigh (and probably beyond both stations) was blocked by a road barrier in World War Two. Visited with Clacton VCH Group in 2018, nothing of any of these barriers appears to survive now. <3>

Sources

<1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions.
<2> SEX31614 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF aerial photographs. 106G-UK-1492-4118.
<3> SEX73287 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Clacton VCH Group. 2018. Discovering Dad's Army Project.

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