| Name: | Three pillboxes (destroyed), N end of Marine Parade |
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| SMR Number: | 10707 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 258 315 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM23SE |
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| Parish: | HARWICH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
At the N end of Marine Parade, opposite Orwell Road, three pillboxes stood side-by-side.
Full description
At the N end of Marine Parade, opposite Orwell Road, three pillboxes stood side-by-side. They covered an area of perhaps 20 yards between Marine Parade and the clifftop overlooking the promenade and beach to the SW. From NW to SE they were a 75mm gun emplacement, a pillbox with anti-aircraft well and a pillbox. They were demolished around 1989/90. <1> The shape of these pillboxes can be seen on a 1:1250 map dated 1969. <2>
<1> Trollope, C, unknown, PERS COMM by Trollope,C (Artifact). SEX42497.
<2> unknown, 1969, TM 2531NE, 1:1250 (Map). SEX42519.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Dovercourt
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Artifact: Trollope, C. unknown. PERS COMM by Trollope,C. |
| <2> | Map: unknown. 1969. TM 2531NE. 1:1250. |
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