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Thin walled type 24 pillbox, five equal length sides and a sixth longer side with the entrance. There are five main embrasures and a further two covering the entrance. There is a large brick built anti ricochet wall. Some hinge blocks remain in situ below the embrasures and one has the remains of the supporting knee for a shelf.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/03)
Type 24 pillbox. Concrete-faced. On hill slope facing E towards river. Heavily overgrown. No access without permission - private land.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/06/07)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | In field to E of Ring Hill Camp, Audley End Estate. |
Area |
Littlebury, Essex, England |
Grid reference |
TL 51977 38124
(Scale: 1:1250
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is heavily overgrown. |
Recorder | Chalk, Russell |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (Essex) - |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0000382 |
Associated Identifier | Essex SMR (ref: 10226) |
Event |
Field Visit, In 1997/03 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2002/06/07 |