Site of Second World War Pillbox, clifftop walk, opposite Connaught Gardens West, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21202)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1879 1531 (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 âKâ, on the clifftop walk opposite Connaught Gardens West, 20 yards west of a public shelter. <1>
An aerial photograph taken in July 1941 shows, here, a heavily camouflaged construction totally blocking the path, undoubtedly the pillbox. <2>
An aerial photograph taken in July 1946 shows nothing of the pillbox, it clearly having been demolished and cleared away by that date. <3> <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX67942 Map: CRE, Colchester - WDLA, North Essex. 1944. Dwg. No. 1908. July 1944.
- <2> SEX67891 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. S346-50. July 1941.
- <3> SEX67892 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3041. July 1946.
- <4> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.