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Name:Pillbox (destroyed), Irlam's Beach, Little Oakley
SMR Number:10628
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TM 240 277
Map Sheet:TM22NW
Parish:LITTLE OAKLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX

Summary

An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows the remains of a pillbox standing a few yards into the sea off Irlam's Beach.

Full description

An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows the remains of a pillbox standing a few yards into the sea off Irlam's Beach. <1> Although now completely hidden at high tide, the ruins of this pillbox can still be seen projecting from the sea at low tide.


<1> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 12-089 (AP). SEX41583.

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Sources and further reading

<1>AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 12-089.