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Machine gun post [plotted from German aerial photograph GB 1042 R - 063-068].
(Source: Air Photograph 1940/08/31)
Type 24 pillbox. Very good example in field near to river. Interior access possible. Brick anti-ricochet wall. Corrugated iron shuttering still present inside. Faces N enfilading river towards bridge.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/05/16)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Near W bank of the River Chelmer, NE of Warner's Farm. |
Area |
Great Waltham, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TL 69615 15915
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1976)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0013002 |
Reference |
1940/10/23 Taktisches Luftbildbuch Nr.3 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 2002/05/16 Construction, Between 1940/06 1940/09 |