Site of Second World War Pillbox, clifftop gardens, opposite Trafalgar Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21181)
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Summary
Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed, clifftop gardens, opposite Trafalgar Road, Clacton-on-Sea
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1726 1420 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWI Defence of Clacton survey
A plan of the wartime defences along the seafront at Clacton-on-Sea (see SMR 21178) shows a pillbox, annotated ‘C’, on the path through the clifftop gardens a few yards South East of the pond which stood here. <1>
Aerial photograph 1941
A number of camouflaged structures can be made out on 1941 aerial photographs but nothing significant can be determined at this point. <2>
Aerial photograph, 1946
By July 1946 the pillbox had clearly been demolished as nothing shows on an aerial photograph of that date. <3> <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX67942 Map: CRE, Colchester - WDLA, North Essex. 1944. Dwg. No. 1908. July 1944.
- <2> SEX67879 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1941. S346-47. July 1941.
- <3> SEX67881 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3044. July 1946.
- <4> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.