Site of Second World War Pillbox, Kings Promenade, opposite Penfold Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21184)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, no destroyed, Kings Promenade, opposite Penfold Road, Clacton-on-Sea
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1753 1441 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWII Defence of Clacton
A plan of the wartime defences along the seafront at Clacton-on-Sea (see SMR 21178) shows a pillbox, annotated ‘A’, where a breakwater joins Kings Promenade opposite Penfold Road. <1>
An aerial photograph taken in July 1941 shows a large square structure here, clearly the pillbox camouflaged. July 1946 aerial photographs show nothing, the pillbox, like many others along the seafront, having been demolished by that date. <2> <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> SEX67886 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3043. July 1946.
- <4> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.