| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall, Tollesbury |
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| SMR Number: | 10729 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 984 100 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL91SE |
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| Parish: | TOLLESBURY, MALDON, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall, Tollesbury
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in 1945 and a 1:2500 map dated 1975 show an hexagonal pillbox, apparently an FW3/22, on the sea wall at this point overlooking the River Blackwater. <1> <2> <3>
No trace of it now remains.
This site is on private property and may only be accessed with the express permission of the owner.
<1> RAF, 1945, 106G-UK 1717-4159 (AP). SEX61492.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1975, TL9810-9910/1:2500 (Map). SEX61493.
<3> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, measured plan p.28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Coastal Defences Survey by Fred Nash (Ref: Nash ESSEX Oct-Nov 1996)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-UK 1717-4159. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1975. TL9810-9910/1:2500. |
| <3> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28. |
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