Site of World War Two pillbox, sea wall (EHER 10760)

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Summary

Site of pillbox now destroyed on the sea wall at St Osyth.

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Grid reference	TM 1270 1276 (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 photographs 1946 and 1960 Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 show the shape of a pillbox probably an hexagonal FW3/22 on the sea wall at this point. <1> <2> <3> Aerial photograph 1970 Although this pillbox can be seen on a 1970 aerial photograph nothing now remains. <4>

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<1> SEX61533 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4013.
<2> SEX61546 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-075.
<3> SEX31431 Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. Measured plan p.28.
<4> SEX61542 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 113-2285.

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