Site of Second World War Pillbox, Lions Point, Jaywick (EHER 10769)
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Summary
Site of an FW3/22 pillbox, now destroyed.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1474 1284 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Aerial photographs from 1946 and 1960 analysed in 1996 as part of the WWII defences of Essex survey
Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 show an FW3/22 pillbox, possibly with a protective “skirt”, on the sea shore at Lion Point. <1> <2> <3>
Aerial photographs 1970 and 1980
Although the pillbox can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1970, an aerial photograph taken in 1980 shows no sign of it. <4> <5>
1953 OS map analysed in 2006 as part of the defence of Clacton survey
An OS map dated 1953 shows its outline, with projecting entrance on the north side, on the seawall. <6> <7>
Sources
- <1> SEX64302 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4007. July 1946.
- <2> SEX61581 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-078.
- <3> SEX31431 Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. P28.
- <4> SEX61582 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 115- 4710.
- <5> SEX61583 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1980. 25 - 81 - 090.
- <6> SEX60991 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. TM 1412, 1953.
- <7> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.