Monument record IPS 687 - Pillbox, Wherstead Road, Ipswich.

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Summary

Type 22 pillbox, with concrete wall 32ins high and 15ins thick protecting entrance. Entrance faces N.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 160 423 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

At Bourne Park, Ipswich - off the Wherstead road (A137), on W side of railway line to Manningtree, between the railway and a track from Bourne Park to Maidenhall. Type 22 pillbox, with concrete wall 32ins high and 15ins thick protecting entrance. Entrance faces North, (S1).

Second World War Type 22 pillbox, with concrete wall 32ins high and 15ins thick protecting entrance. At Bourne Park, Ipswich - off the Wherstead road (A137), on the Weat side of railway line to Manningtree, between the railway and a track from Bourne Park to Maidenhall (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006298.
  • <S2> Index: English Heritage. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1420791.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 1 2016 11:23AM

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