Site of Second World War Pillbox, west of Martello Tower "D", Clacton Golf Course (EHER 10774)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed. It was a FW3/22 pillbox.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1607 1333 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Aerial photograph, analysed in 1996 as part of the defence of Essex survey.
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows an FW3/22 pillbox, possibly with a protective “skirt”, on the seashore approximately 100 yards to the west of Martello Tower "D". <1> <2>
Aerial photograph, 1960
An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows it to have been demolished by that date. <3>
Site visit by Fred Nash, 2006 as part of the defence of Clacton survey.
This stretch of the coast has been extensively re-profiled and the position of the pillbox in the modern landscape is very difficult to determine. <4>
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> SEX61596 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-078.
- <4> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.