Second World War pillbox at Bickners Farm (EHER 10525)

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Summary

A Second World War Type 22 reinforced concrete pillbox with corrugated iron shuttering west of the sewage works by Barnston Brook.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 6479 2023 (4m by 4m)
Civil Parish	BARNSTON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (Second World War to 21st century - 1939 AD to 2050 AD)

Description

An FW3/22 concrete pillbox, originally shuttered with corrugated iron, stands on the south side of a ditch overlooking the valley to the north. <1> The entrance is bricked up and the pillbox is partly covered with earth. One photo of site. <2> NRHE data transfer: A Second World War Type 22 reinforced concrete pillbox with corrugated iron shuttering west of the sewage works by Barnston Brook. <3>

Sources

<1> SEX31431 Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. p.28.
<2> SEX31461 Photograph: Nash, F.. 1996. WWII defences. One frame.
<3> SEX76214 Webpage: Clarke, J.. 1996-2003. Defence of Britain Database.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL62
NRHE identifier: 1421221
National Monuments Record: TL 62 SW 86

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