Site of Second World War Pillbox, Summerhouse Farm, Jaywick Lane (EHER 21254)
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Summary
Site of Second World War Pillbox, now destroyed.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1548 1525 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Contemporary records state, ‘Concrete pillbox and sandbagged weapon pit S.E. corner. Summerhouse Farm, Jaywick Lane, O.S. No. 254. Map ref. 600334’. (Mil. Ed.) <1>
Field O.S. No. 254 lay to the east of Jaywick Lane and this pillbox can be clearly seen on an aerial photograph taken in July 1946. <2>
The pillbox stood on the east side of the field, almost certainly a Type FW3/22 with a surrounding ‘skirt’. An aerial photograph taken in June 1960 shows it to have been demolished by then and the area is now an open recreational field. <3>
The site was visited by Fred Nash in 2007. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Clacton.
- <2> SEX67907 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3046. July 1946.
- <3> SEX67908 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 19-090. June 1960.
- <4> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Nash, 2007.