Second World War Pillbox, Point Clear (EHER 10747)

A Second World War type 22 pillbox set on a circular concrete base, which has been partially subsumed by the sea wall which has been raised in height since the end of the Second World War.

An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows an hexagonal pillbox, apparently an FW3/22 with concrete skirt, standing on the cliff at this point. <1> <2> An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows no sign of it. <3> NRHE data import Type 22 pillbox. A wide, round concrete base appears to be part of the original structure. The seawall has been raised post-war to half-way up the embrasures which have been blocked. Wooden decking has been added to this raised platform. [Henry Wills lists this pillbox as of rectangular form facing S]. At Point Clear, near St Osyth, built into the sea wall [with site location plan drawn on the form]. <4> Additional reference <5> This record is sometimes confused with the site of a pillbox which has ben destroyed, recorded separately as EHER 80723.