Site of Second World War pillbox, Albion Hotel, Walton (EHER 10610)

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Summary

Site of Second World War pillbox, now destroyed. It is reliably reported that a pillbox once stood at Map ref. 702399 (Mil.Ed. ), "Albion Hotel".

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Grid reference	TM 2560 2187 (point)
Civil Parish	FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

PILLBOX (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Site of Second World War pillbox, now destroyed. It is reliably reported that a pillbox once stood at Map ref. 702399 (Mil.Ed. ), "Albion Hotel". <1> Contemporary records state "Pavement between Albion Hotel & No. 13 Pillbox, The Parade." <2> Site visit by F. Nash for the Defence of Tendring, 2010 Visited in January 2010, its exact position could not be verified but nothing of it now survives.

Sources

<1> SEX31518 CORRESPONDENCE: Local resident. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Walton.

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Old SMR Number: TM22

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