Second World War Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Clacton C2, Lee-over-Sands (EHER 20121)
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Summary
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Colne Point, St Osyth, which formed part of the defences of Clacton. It was listed as unarmed in 1942.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1078 1255 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Information from NRHE data import merged with original HER entry.
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Colne Point, St Osyth, which formed part of the defences of Clacton.
Documented in contemporary records as "C2 Clacton: St Osyth", a Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft gun site at Military Grid Reference M 554308.
Equipment and manning at the site is documented at various dates. <1>
The site was listed as:
20 May 1942: Guns unarmed, no Radar.
22 June 1942: Guns unarmed, no Radar .
Aerial photographs taken in 1940, 1941 and 1946 show no anti-aircraft gun emplacements in the area. Neither is there any obvious military hutting although a number of holiday homes and chalets can be seen. Without more identifying information the NGR given is the conversion from the documented Military Grid Reference. <1>-<4>
Site visit by Fred Nash, 1996.
Lee-over-Sands was visited as part of the Second World War coastal survey in December 1996. <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX59624 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol I: Anti-aircraft artillery 1914-1946. Vol 1.3, pp 342,343.
- <2> SEX64083 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1940. 2-BR11-8-1.
- <3> SEX64084 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1941. S346-35.
- <4> SEX64085 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4035.
- <5> SEX59367 Report: Nash, F.. 1998. World War Two Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Sites in Essex.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1471891
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 29