Site of Second World War Pillbox, Promenade, opposite Harold Road/ Thoroughgood Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21192)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1810 1482 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWII Defence of Clacton survey
A plan of the wartime defences along the seafront at Clacton-on-Sea (see SMR 21178) shows a pillbox, annotated ‘G’, on what appears to be a concrete platform built out from the promenade onto the back of the beach. <1>
The pillbox and the platform can be faintly seen on an aerial photograph taken in July 1941 and from an aerial photograph taken in July 1946 something clearly remained at that date. <2> <3>
An OS map dated 1972 shows the construction more clearly although by that time the pillbox would have been long gone. Here, it appears as a square concrete base built out at promenade level, with three sloping sides down to the beach. The size of the top was around 15 feet square.
Site visit by Nash, 2007
In January 2007, with the rebuilding of the sea wall, nothing of this construction now survives. <4> <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX67942 Map: CRE, Colchester - WDLA, North Essex. 1944. Dwg. No. 1908. July 1944.
- <2> SEX67889 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1941. S346-48. July 1941.
- <3> SEX67887 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3042. July 1946.
- <4> SEX64245 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. Ordnance Survey 1:1250 Post War National Grid. 1:1250. TM 1814 NW, date 1972.
- <5> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.