Monument record SUY 114 - Standard type 27 pillbox

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Summary

Standard type 27 pillbox. Entrance faces S. Brick internal and external shuttering, but all external shuttering has been removed. Round pillar, metal pivot on square column. Square vents. One-piece steel plates at embrasures.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8716 4064 (5m by 7m)
Map sheet TL84SE
Civil Parish SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

In Ballingdon Meadow, Sudbury - some 200m S of 'Quay Theatre', on opposite bank of River Stour, some 50m from S bank. Standard type 27 pillbox. Entrance faces S. Brick internal and external shuttering, but all external shuttering has been removed. Round pillar, metal pivot on square column. Square vents. One-piece steel plates at embrasures (S1).

Part of defence works associated with the Colne - Mildenhall stopline (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006411.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Foot, W. 2009. Defence Areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England. Defence Area 9. Sudbury.

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2016 4:05PM

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