Wordless Wednesday – Second World War Pill Boxes

The B184 is the busy main road north out of Great Dunmow which leads onto the pretty town of Thaxted.  Clearly visible from this road, in the fields surrounding the River Chelmer, is a series of Second World War Pill Boxes.

All photos below were taken on Good Friday 2012 by The Narrator. © Essex Voices Past.
Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Second World War Pill-boxes by the River Chelmer in Great Dunmow, Great Dunmow 2012

Further reading
Second World War – GHQ Line
Great Dunmow in the Second World War
Military Pill boxes
– Pill Box Study Group

Essex Voices Past
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