| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), S of Beach Way, Jaywick |
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| SMR Number: | 10770 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 150 128 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM11SE |
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| Parish: | CLACTON-ON-SEA, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
An FW3/22 pillbox.
Full description
1996: Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1960 show an FW3/22 pillbox, possibly with a protective “skirt”, on the seashore S of Beach Way. <1> <2> <3>
Although it can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in 1970, an aerial photograph taken in 1980 shows no sign of it. <4> <5>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4007, July 1946 (AP). SEX64302.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 21-078 (AP). SEX61585.
<3> Wills, H, 1985, Pillboxes, P28 (DESC TEXT). SEX31431.
<4> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1970, Run 115 -4710 (AP). SEX61586.
<5> Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1980, 25 - 81 - 090 (AP). SEX61587.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (WWII, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- WWII Coastal Defences - Fred Nash visits 1996-1997 (Ref: Nash ESSEX Dec 1996-Jan 1997)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4007. July 1946. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 21-078. |
| <3> | DESC TEXT: Wills, H. 1985. Pillboxes. P28. |
| <4> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 115 -4710. |
| <5> | AP: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1980. 25 - 81 - 090. |
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