Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Cubes, seafront cliffs, opposite Thoroughgood Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21193)

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Summary

Site of Anti-Tank Cubes, now destroyed.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 1811 1484 (29m by 22m)

Type and Period

ANTI TANK CUBE (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

WWII Defence of Clacton An aerial photograph taken in July 1941 shows a short line of anti-tank cubes immediately above the cliff walk opposite Thoroughgood Road. They ran from TM 1810 1483 to TM 1813 1485 for about 30 yards and were probably intended to block off an area of the sloping bank which was deemed climbable by tanks. This now has a flight of wooden steps. <1> <2>

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<1> SEX67889 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1941. S346-48. July 1941.
<2> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.

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