Site of Second World War Pillbox, seashore, south east of The Close, Jaywick (EHER 10772)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed. It was a FW3/22 pillbox.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1562 1319 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Aerial photograph, 1946 and analysed as part of the defence of Essex survey in 1996.
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows an FW3/22 pillbox, possibly with a protective “skirt”, on the seashore at the E end of Jaywick. <1> <2>
Aerial photograph, 1960
An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows it to have been demolished by that date although a small piece of the base still, in fact, remains in 1996. <3>
Site visit 1996 by F. Nash
One photo of site <4>
Site visit, 2006 by F. Nash
The immediate area of the remains appears to have been built up with banked earth and sand. It is probable that the piece of the base still lies beneath this banking. <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX53772 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4006.
- <2> SEX31431 Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. P28.
- <3> SEX61591 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-078.
- <4> SEX61592 Photograph: Nash, F.. 1996. Photograph of Pillbox remains (10772).
- <5> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.