Site of Second World War pillbox on beach, east of Foulness Island (EHER 10013)

The site of a Second World War pillbox, now destroyed, on the beach east of Foulness Island. It was probably built in 1940-1941 and formed part of the so called 'coastal crust defences' of Essex during the war.

February 1993. World War Two Defences on the Essex Coast pilot survey. A rectangular pillbox is reliably reported to have stood on this spot. There remains a wide concrete area on the beach and the pillbox occupied part of this. <1> <2> One photo. <3> NRHE data transfer: 1995-2002. Defence of Britain survey. The Defence of Britain web page catalogue records the site of a destroyed pillbox on the beach east of Foulness Island, Essex. <4> <5> NRHE summary description: The site of a Second World War pillbox, now destroyed, on the beach east of Foulness Island. It was probably built in 1940-1941 and formed part of the so called 'coastal crust defences' of Essex during the war. <4> Note: The NRHE wrongly attributes the Defence of Britain (DOB) Database UID/ DOB Anti Invasion ID 'S0007823' to this monument. This is probably an error, 'S0007823' actually refers to EHER 10012. The correct DOB Database UID for this monument is 'S0007824'.