Second World War Type 22 pillbox at RAF Stapleford Tawney Airfield (EHER 83120)

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Summary

The site of a Second World War type 22 concrete pillbox, thin-walled with a hexagonal plan. There are embrasures on each side of the pillbox but no sign of an anti ricochet wall. It is located on the north-east side of Stapleford Aerodrome.

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Grid reference	TQ 4952 9756 (point)
Civil Parish	NORTH WEALD BASSETT, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX

Type and Period

PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Second World War - 1940 AD to 1941 AD)

Description

NRHE data transfer. Type 22 pillbox, thin walled and follows hexagonal plan. However, no wall is pierced by an entrance. A close inspection of the walls indicated that the entrance was at ground level. External traces have now been covered. Internal hatch covered entrance, lowered when manned to allow use of embrasure. There are embrasures on each side of the pillbox but no sign of an anti ricochet wall. LOCATION: RAF Stapleford Tawney, Stapleford Abbots. <1><2>

Sources

<1> SEX76214 Webpage: Clarke, J.. 1996-2003. Defence of Britain Database. S0000483.
<2> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.

Other References

NRHE identifier: 1416638
National Monuments Record: TQ 49 NE 49

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