Second World War minefield in marshes north of the River Colne (EHER 21334)

Records from the Second World War list a minefield on the marshes, on land owned by Lodge Farm, and this is also visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946.

Contemporary records list a minefield on the marshes, on land owned by Lodge Farm. <1> This can be made out on an aerial photograph taken in July 1946 as a series of craters caused by foxes or dogs crossing the area and exploding the mines. About 20 craters can be seen in a long, thin band, typical of minefields, paralleling the north bank of the River Colne about 100 yards from the shore. They stretch from approximately TM 0710 1692 to TM 0743 1656 in a band probably no more than a few yards wide. Viewed from the seawall by F. Nash in 2009 during the Defence of Tendring survey. No obvious craters could be seen although from that distance it would be difficult to make them out in the rough ground.