Site of Second World War spigot mortar destroyed, Walton Ashes Farm (EHER 10600)

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Summary

Site of Second World War spigot mortar, now destroyed. Contemporary records state, "Spigot mortar position on waste section by north boundary.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 2385 2166 (89m by 76m)
Civil Parish	FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Site of Second World War spigot mortar, now destroyed. Contemporary records state, "Spigot mortar position on waste section by north boundary and east of track entrance. Stackyard at Walton Ashes Farm". <1> The stackyard at Walton Ashes Farm lay on the SE side of the Kirby Road/Elm Tree Avenue junction and this spigot mortar position was probably located just south of Kirby Road. <2>

Sources

<1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Walton.
<2> SEX31508 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4115.

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Old SMR Number: TM22

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