Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), St.Osyth Beach |
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SMR Number: | 10753 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Grid Reference: | TM 116 124 |
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Map Sheet: | TM11SW |
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Parish: | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), St.Osyth Beach
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows the shape of a Type FW3/22 pillbox on St Osyth beach on the S side of a building. <1> <2>
An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows nothing at this location. <3>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-3007 (AP). SEX61517.
<2> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, measured plan p.28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
<3> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4018, July 1946 (AP). SEX61510.
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)
Sources and further reading
<1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3007. |
<2> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28. |
<3> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4018. July 1946. |
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