Pillbox, Rose Lodge, Point Clear (EHER 10746)
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Summary
Pillbox, Point Clear
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0917 1500 (4m by 4m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Analysed in 1996:
At the rear of a small cottage, overlooking the sea, stands a concrete pillbox. This can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1946, standing at the junction of a rectangular salt-water swimming pool and the cliff face. <1> The site has not been visited (as of 1996).
Visited in by F. Nash in October 2009: "Rose Lodge" is a cottage which stands at the rear of the beach at Point Clear. Behind this, in the garden which overlooks the sea, is a concrete pillbox. Now boxed in by a wall and decking up to the height of the loopholes it can be seen to be an hexagonal Type FW3/22. There are steel side pieces to the firing apertures. The structure looks in reasonable condition but there is now a slight tilt towards the sea.
An aerial photograph taken in July 1946 shows that at that time it stood on the E corner of a salt-water swimming pool of which, in 2009, there is now no sign. <1>
One photo of site. <2>