Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Pimples/Road Barrier, Edith Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21216)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Pimples/Road Barrier, now destroyed.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1744 1445 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
War Time Contraventions, 1968
Contemporary records state, “Concrete pimples and wiring forming part of road blocks. Gardens of Westcliff Hotel – corner of Edith Road and Marine Parade West. Map ref. 622325” (Mil. Ed.) and “Concrete pimples and dannert wire. ‘The Angles’, Edith Road, Garden.” <1>
Aerial photograph, 1941 and Plan of Wartime defences, 1944
This was a 5-row fixed pimple barrier across Edith Road between the Westcliff Hotel on the west side of the road and what is thought to have been ‘The Angles’ (No. 16 Marine Parade West) on the east side. Around 50 pimples can be made out on an aerial photograph taken in July 1941. <2> <3>
Site visit by F. Nash, 2007
The Westcliff Hotel is now an apartment block, Westcliff Court; No. 16 remains extant. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Clacton.
- <2> SEX67879 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1941. S346-47. July1941.
- <3> SEX67942 Map: CRE, Colchester - WDLA, North Essex. 1944. Dwg. No. 1908. July 1944.
- <4> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.