| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall, Lee-over-Sands |
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| SMR Number: | 10748 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 101 126 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM11SW |
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| Parish: | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall, Lee-over-Sands
Full description
1996: Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 show an hexagonal pillbox, apparently an FW3/22, on the sea wall at this point. The entrance can be seen on the E side. <1> <2> <3>
An aerial photograph taken in 1990 shows no sign of it. <4>
2009: Visited in 2009, nothing of the pillbox appears to survive.
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4018, July 1946 (AP). SEX61510.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 21-073 (AP). SEX61511.
<3> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, measured plan p.28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
<4> Aerofilms, 1990, Run 12-5673 (AP). SEX61513.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Coastal Defences Survey by Fred Nash (Ref: Nash ESSEX Oct-Nov 1996)
- WWII Defences of Tendring - Fred Nash visits Nov 2009 (Ref: Nash TEN Nov 2009)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4018. July 1946. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-073. |
| <3> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28. |
| <4> | AP: Aerofilms. 1990. Run 12-5673. |
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