Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Obstacles, back of St Osyth beach (EHER 10762)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Obstacles, now destroyed, located at the back of the beach at St Osyth.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1300 1267 (360m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Aerial photograph, 1941
A low-level aerial photograph taken in February 1941 shows a line of approximately 146 anti-tank blocks stretching along St Osyth beach. They begin from the east end of a water-course 400 yards west of Beach Road. They line the landward side of a beach track until it meets the former beach promenade by the sea-wall gap, skirts the south side of some buildings which back onto the sea-wall, crosses from west to east across the gap and continue along the southern base of the sea wall for c. 100 yds before ending. <1>
Aerial photograph, 1946
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows around 35 blocks east of the gap to be remaining.
By 1960 these had also been demolished. <2> <3>