| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall, St. Osyth |
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| SMR Number: | 10758 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 122 127 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM11SW |
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| Parish: | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
Pillbox (destroyed), sea wall, St. Osyth
Full description
An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows an hexagonal pillbox, apparently an FW3/22, on the sea wall at this point. <1> <2>
An aerial photograph taken in 1960 shows no sign of it <3>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4013 (AP). SEX61533.
<2> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, measured plan p.28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
<3> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 21-074 (AP). SEX61535.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Coastal Defences Survey by Fred Nash (Ref: Nash ESSEX Oct-Nov 1996)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4013. |
| <2> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. measured plan p.28. |
| <3> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-074. |
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