Second World War pillbox on the sea wall, East of Coney Hall (EHER 10007)

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Summary

A double-ended, 35ft long by 15ft wide concrete pillbox bisecting the sea wall.

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Grid reference	Centred TR 0215 9631 (4m by 10m)
Civil Parish	BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

PILLBOX (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

1993. World War Two Defences on the Essex Cost pilot survey. Double-ended, 35ft long x 15ft wide concrete pillbox bisecting the sea wall to project South, overlooking the marshes on the estuary of the River Crouch, and North, overlooking the wide arable fields towards Deal Hall. There are three machine-gun loopholes visible to the South which are all bricked up and five to the North, two of which are open. The entrance, halfway along the East side, is almost negotiable; a concrete slab only partially blocking it. <1> One photo. <2>

Sources

<1> SEX70630 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume One.
<2> SEX31432 Photograph: Nash, F.. 1993-2010. Photographs of World War Two Defences in Essex, in the HER. Print. One frame.

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Old SMR Number: TR09

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