| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall by Martello Tower "C", W of Jaywick |
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| SMR Number: | 10765 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 136 126 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM11SW |
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| Parish: | CLACTON-ON-SEA, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
A hexagonal, apparently FW3/22 pillbox
Full description
1996: An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows an hexagonal, apparently FW3/22 pillbox, on the sea wall S of the Martello Tower. <1> <2>
An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows no sign of it. <3>
<1> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4012, July 1946 (AP). SEX61551.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 21-077 (AP). SEX61575.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- WWII Coastal Defences - Fred Nash visits 1996-1997 (Ref: Nash ESSEX Dec 1996-Jan 1997)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4012. July 1946. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-077. |
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