Site of Second World War Pillbox, London Road, Great Clacton (EHER 21242)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1717 1604 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
WWII Defence of Clacton survey.
Contemporary records state, ‘Erection of pillbox. Adj. 55, London Road, Clacton-on-Sea’. <1>
Aerial photograph. 1946
This pillbox can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in July 1946. It stood on a bend on the south side of London Road alongside the garden of No. 55. The photograph shows that it was probably a Type FW3/22 with a surrounding ‘skirt’ of concrete. The entrance was on the south side. <2> See ‘Road Barrier (destroyed), London Road, Great Clacton’ (SMR 21241).
The site was visited by Fred Nash in 2007.
There is now no trace of the pillbox and the point where it once stood is the parking area for allotments. <3>