Site of Second World War Road Barrier, St. Vincent Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21211)

Site of Second World War Road Barrier, now destroyed.

WWII Defence of Clacton survey. Contemporary records state, “Concrete pimples and dannert wire. 15, St. Vincent Road, Front garden” and “Concrete pimples and dannert wire. ‘Earlsmead’, St. Vincent Road, Front garden.” <1> The plan of war time defences show that this barrier crossed St. Vincent Road some 70 yards south of the 5-way junction with removable sockets and rails across the roadway between the fixed pimples. <2> This completed the ring of four road barriers around the junction; Wash Lane south of the junction is thought not to have had a barrier, possibly considered to be unnecessary as all other exits were closed. Site visit by F. Nash March, 2007 No. 15 is on the west side of St. Vincent Road (“Rokeby”) and “Earlsmead” (No. 14) is on the east side. Nothing of the barrier survives. <3>