Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Pimples/Road Barrier, Harold Road, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21224)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Anti-Tank Pimples/Road Barrier, now destroyed.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1804 1485 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWII Defence of Clacton survey
Contemporary records state, “Concrete pimples. Grounds of Rosebank Hotel, Marine Parade” and “Concrete pimples and dannert wire, ‘Glengarry’, Harold Road, Front garden.” <1>
The Rosebank Hotel stood on the west corner of Harold Road and Marine Parade East with ‘Glengarry’ on the east corner. This barrier was a five-row fixed anti-tank pimple type which ran across the road between the two buildings some 30 yards north of the junction. It can be clearly seen on an aerial photograph taken in July 1941; around 50 pimples can be made out. <2> <3>
Site visit by F. Nash in 2007
The Rosebank Hotel has now gone and is replaced by an apartment block. The ‘Glengarry’ still survives but, again, is now an apartment block. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Clacton.
- <2> SEX67889 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1941. S346-48. July 1941.
- <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.