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Essex HER

Name:Pillbox (destroyed), "Thatched Cottage", Greensward, Frinton
SMR Number:10563
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TM 234 188
Map Sheet:TM21NW
Parish:FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX

Summary

It is reliably reported that a pillbox stood on the Greensward opposite the end of Second Avenue.

Full description

It is reliably reported that a pillbox stood on the Greensward opposite the end of Second Avenue. It was known as "Thatched Cottage". This is a probable reference to its location near the thatched building - now a shelter/public convenience - which stands at the S end of the Greensward between Frinton Golf Club and the sea wall. <1>


<1> local resident, unknown, SMR (CORRESPONDENCE). SEX31518.

Monument Types

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

Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: Frinton and Walton

Sources and further reading

<1>CORRESPONDENCE: local resident. unknown. SMR.