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Site of Second World War pillbox, Southcliffe Lodge, Walton (EHER 10604)

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Summary

Site of Second World War pillbox, now destroyed. An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows the shape of a pillbox standing on the cliff edge 30 yards to the SE of Burnt House, formerly Southcliffe Lodge.

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Location

Grid reference TM 2503 2103 (point)
Civil Parish FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Site of Second World War pillbox, now destroyed. An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows the shape of a pillbox standing on the cliff edge 30 yards to the SE of Burnt House, formerly Southcliffe Lodge. <1> It is of the FW3/22 variety with an anti-aircraft well on its landward side. <2>

Sources

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4114.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: A Study of U.K. Defences 1940. p28.

Other References

  • Old SMR Number: TM22

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