Second World War pillbox at The Fighting Cocks (EHER 10384)

A Second World War type 22 thin-walled pillbox is located immediately east of the B1383 and north of the Fighting Cocks public house. The concrete pillbox was in good condition when visited in March 1997 by the Defence of Britain project but is partially obscured due to tree cover on the majority of available aerial photographs. The pillbox is one of a number of similar defensive features constructed along the River Cam in 1940-1941 and formed part of the GHQ Line (Essex).

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: On the east side of the B1383 London Road, just a few yards from "The Fighting Cocks" public house is a Type FW3/22 hexagonal pillbox constructed of 15" thick concrete. <1> It faces north and has seven machine-gun loopholes; the rear, southern face, having one each side of the entrance. One photo of site. This pillbox is listed in contemporary records as, "Pillbox....Wendens Hall Farm, Land lying N. of "The Fighting Cocks", O.S. No. 203. Map ref. 970556." (Mil. Ed.). <2> Type 22 thin walled pillbox. There are five embrasures and the entrance is in the longest side covered by a further two embrasures. There is an internal anti ricochet wall. Located in the grounds of the Fighting Cocks Public House. <3> The Second World War type 22 thin-walled pillbox is located at TL 5189 3657, immediately east of the B1383 and north of the Fighting Cocks public house. The concrete pillbox is partially obscured due to tree cover on the majority of available aerial photographs. It is one of a number of similar defensive features constructed along the River Cam in 1940-1941 and formed part of the GHQ Line (Essex). <4> - <6> See also: <7> <8>