Name: | WWII Minefield, 45/46, Clacton Golf Course |
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SMR Number: | 21171 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Grid Reference: | TM 156 134 |
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Map Sheet: | TM11SE |
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Parish: | CLACTON-ON-SEA, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
WWII Minefield
Full description
Contemporary records state, ‘Minefields, gun emplacements, etc. Clacton Golf Course. Map ref. 605315’ (Mil. Ed.) <1> An aerial photograph taken in July 1946 shows the area of the golf course very clearly. A number of WWII structures can be seen together with several minefields. These are discernible by the regularly spaced craters caused by mines exploding accidentally, most likely by dogs, foxes etc. Towards the W edge of the course sixteen craters, in an area perhaps 50 yards across, denotes one of these minefields. <2>
At the Essex Record Office there exists Clacton Urban District Council correspondence from 1945-47 regarding the clearance of military defence works. From the map references given, this was minefield No. 45/46, at 603315 (Mil. Ed). The correspondence states that there were 332 mines ‘on plan’, 289 were cleared and there were 18 ‘old craters’. The site was declared as safe. <3>
Walked in 2006, no obvious signs of depressions could be seen.
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Clacton (LIST). SEX31436.
<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4005, July 1946 (AP). SEX67877.
<3> War Department Lands Branch, 1945-1947, Correspondence - File TB 159 (CORRESPONDENCE). SEX67953.
Monument Types
- MINEFIELD (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- WWII Defences of Clacton - field visits by Fred Nash in September 2006 (Ref: Nash TEN Sep 2006)
Sources and further reading
<1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Clacton. |
<2> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4005. July 1946. |
<3> | CORRESPONDENCE: War Department Lands Branch. 1945-1947. Correspondence - File TB 159. |
Related records
16980 | Related to: WWII features between Clacton on Sea and Jaywick (Monument) |
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