Site Event/Activity record ECH4046 - Pillboxes and Factory near Hooton
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Cheshire County Council
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Field visit to locate and examine the three pillboxes and factory near Hooton station. Two pillboes were found in good condition but only rubble was found that may or may not be part of the third. The factory is intact but abandoned. Close examination was not possible. Brick built pillboxes with single piece concrete embrasures and wall around entrances
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SCH4357 Unpublished Document: County Historic Environment Record. Site Visit/Watching Brief Observation Report Form.
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- 4084/1/7 Curved Wall at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
- 4084/1/4 Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
- 4084/1/1 Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
- 4084/1/3 Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
- 4084/1/5 Remains of Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
- 4084/0/0 Royal Ordnance Factory at Willaston/Hooton (ROF10) (Building)
- 4084/1/2 Site of a Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
- 4084/1/6 Site of Pillbox at Willaston/Hooton Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF10) (Monument)
Location
| Location | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 347 776 (point) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ37NW |
| Civil Parish | ELLESMERE PORT NON-PARISH AREA, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Dec 2 2010 1:14PM