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Name:Pillbox (destroyed), The Quay, Harwich
SMR Number:10698
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TM 258 327
Map Sheet:TM23SE
Parish:HARWICH, TENDRING, ESSEX

Summary

At the S end of The Quay overlooking Trinity House Pier, an hexagonal pillbox stood.

Full description

At the S end of The Quay overlooking Trinity House Pier, an hexagonal pillbox stood. <1> This can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1948 and a 1:2500 map dated 1956. Its entrance was on the SE side. <2> <3>


<1> Trollope, C, unknown, PERS COMM by Trollope,C (Artifact). SEX42497.


<2> RAF, 1948, CPE-UK 2534-5098 (AP). SEX42501.


<3> unknown, 1956, TM 2532, 1:2500 (Map). SEX42502.

Monument Types

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

Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: Harwich

Sources and further reading

<1>Artifact: Trollope, C. unknown. PERS COMM by Trollope,C.
<2>AP: RAF. 1948. CPE-UK 2534-5098.
<3>Map: unknown. 1956. TM 2532. 1:2500.