Site of Pillbox, Lee-over-Sands (EHER 10752)
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Summary
Site of a Pillbox, now destroyed, at Lee-over-Sands
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1092 1267 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Aerial photograph 1946 and 1960
Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 show an hexagonal pillbox, apparently an FW3/22, on the sea wall where it bends from SW/NE to E/W. The entrance can be seen on the N side. <1> <2> <3>
An aerial photograph taken in 1990 shows no sign of it <4>
Site visit 2009:
Visited in November 2009 by Fred Nash, nothing appears to survive of the pillbox.
Sources
- <1> SEX61528 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4016.
- <2> SEX61511 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-073.
- <3> SEX31431 Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. measured plan p.28.
- <4> SEX61513 Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1990. Run 12-5673.
- <5> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Nash, 2009.