Site of Second World War Road Barrier, Connaught Gardens West, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 21235)

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Summary

Site of Second World War Road Barrier, now destroyed.

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Grid reference	TM 1875 1536 (point)

Type and Period

ROAD BARRIER (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

WWII Defence of Clacton survey It can be seen from wartime records and 1941 aerial photographs that the Clacton seafront was sealed off by anti-tank barriers. Very few of these barriers were removable but that across Connaught Gardens West was clearly one which was. This can be seen from a plan of the seafront defences compiled in 1944 and an aerial photograph taken in 1941. In this case it would have almost certainly have been of the “socket and rail” type connecting the fixed anti-tank pimple barriers each side of Connaught Gardens West (see SMRs 21234 and 21236). <1> <2> <3>

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<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> SEX70635 DESC TEXT: Clacton VCH Group. 2008. Survey of World War Defences of Clacton.

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