Second World War pillbox on the sea wall, North of New Weymarks Cottages (EHER 13787)

A Second World War concrete pillbox in the sea wall on the South bank of the River Blackwater. Four of the five loopholes at the seaward end have been blocked, and a thin channel has been chiselled out along its centre axis, possibly to provide a drainage point for surface rainwater.

August 1993. Field survey. Pillbox, one photo. <1> 1996. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey. At the East end of an area of saltings is a double-ended concrete pillbox built through the sea wall. There are five loopholes at the seaward end, four of which are bricked-up. A thin channel has been chiselled out along its centre axis, possibly to provide a drainage point for surface rainwater. At the landward end just 12" projects from the grass bank of the sea wall. <2> One photo. <3> NRHE data transfer: 1995-2002. Defence of Britain survey. Pillbox; no specification. Location: Near Bradwell Waterside. <4> <5> NRHE summary description: The site of a Second World War concrete pillbox on the South bank of the River Blackwater.