Site of Second World War Pillbox, Beach, St. Osyth (EHER 10757)
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Summary
Site of Pillbox now destroyed, on the beach, St. Osyth
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1217 1248 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Aerial photograph 1946
An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows what appears to be the indistinct shape of a pillbox standing on the beach at the southern end of a row of anti-tank blocks.
Aerial photographs, 1941
February 1941 aerial photographs show that although the St. Osyth anti-tank blocks were in position at that date many of the pillboxes had not yet been built and this pillbox appears to have been built after February 1941 on the south-western side of the small building referred to in SMR 10756. <1> <2>
Aerial photograph 1960
An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows no sign of it <3>