Site of pillbox, sea wall, St Osyth (EHER 10754)

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Site of pillbox, now destroyed, sea wall, St Osyth

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Grid reference	TM 1173 1269 (point)
Civil Parish	ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Aerial photograph, 1946 and 1960 Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 show an hexagonal pillbox, apparently an FW3/22. on the seawall at this point. <1> <2> <3> Aerial photograph, 1980 Although it can be seen on a 1980 aerial photograph nothing now remains to be seen. <4>

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--- SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Nash.
<1> SEX61533 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4013.
<2> SEX61535 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-074.
<3> SEX31431 Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. measured plan p.28.
<4> SEX61537 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1980. 25-81-093.

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