Site of Second World War Pillbox, in beach pavilion, opposite York Road, Holland-on-Sea (EHER 21164)
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Summary
The site of a Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 2020 1607 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWII Defence of Clacton survey.
Along this stretch of the beach there were five wooden pavilions for bathing, refreshments and amusements built between 1929-1936. With the advent of World War Two and the subsequent construction of coastal defences, two of them, west of Kings Avenue (SMR 21167) and east of York Road, were stripped and transformed to provide a roofed camouflage for a concrete pillbox. These pavilions were built on wooden piles with a wooden floor, walls and roof. The walls were removed but the roof was retained on side and corner posts with the pillbox hidden within the heart of the structure. This can be seen on various postcards and ground-level photos taken both during and immediately after the war. <1>
Oral correspondence, 2006
The pillbox was demolished around 1947 and the pavilion followed soon afterwards. <2> <3>