Site of a Second World War road barrier, Home Farm Bridge, Home Farm Lane, Ardleigh (EHER 21598)
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Summary
Site of a World War Two road barrier, now destroyed. It was one of a number of road bridges crossing the railway line from Manningtree to Ardleigh. It appears that the railway embankment acted as an anti-tank barrier during World War Two, with probably concrete anti-tank obstacles on the bridges.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 0616 2986 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Description
Contemporary records state, “Road Barrier. Home Farm Bridge. Ardleigh”. <1> Home Farm Bridge lies to the NE of Ardleigh, one of a number of road bridges crossing the railway line from Manningtree to Ardleigh. It appears that the railway embankment acted as an anti-tank barrier during World War Two, with probably concrete anti-tank obstacles on the bridges.
An aerial photograph taken in May 1946 shows soil marks on both the N & S sides where the blocks or pimples had been taken up. <2>
Nothing of the barrier now survives.