Site of Second World War Road Barrier, King’s Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21208)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Road Barrier, now destroyed.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1689 1425 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWII Defence of Clacton survey
Contemporary records state, “21 concrete pimples and dannert wiring. Hertford House, King’s Road, Garden” and “Concrete pimples. ‘Lynton’, King’s Road, Garden.” <1>
This road barrier was one of four sealing off the 5-way junction immediately to its east. All four are thought to have been the removable type probably with sockets and rails across the roadway between fixed anti-tank pimples in the front gardens. This barrier crossed King’s Road between “Hertford House” (now “Eastdene”, No. 3) on the south side of the road and “Lynton” (now No. 2) on the north side.
Site visit by F. Nash, 2007
Nothing of the barrier now survives. <2>