| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Old Lifeboat Station, Walton |
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| SMR Number: | 10616 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 260 224 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM22SE |
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| Parish: | FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
It is reliably reported that a pillbox once stood at Map ref.
Full description
October 1995: It is reliably reported that a pillbox once stood at Map ref. 709406 (Mil.Ed. ), "Old Lifeboat Sta." <1>
February 2012: It appears most likely that the pillbox stood on the very point of the promontory outside the old lifeboat station. Something can be seen here on February 1941 and, less clearly, on July 1946 aerial photographs, but nothing identifiable. <2> <3>
<1> local resident, unknown, SMR (CORRESPONDENCE). SEX31518.
<2> RAF, 1941, RAF-2F-BR251-FRAME 6, February 1941 (AP). SEX71084.
<3> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1673-4183, July 1946 (AP). SEX71088.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Tendring District WWII site survey by Fred Nash Feb 2012 (Ref: Nash TEN Feb 2012)
- World War Two Defences Survey 1995 visits by Fred Nash (Ref: Nash TEN Jan-Dec 1995)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | CORRESPONDENCE: local resident. unknown. SMR. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1941. RAF-2F-BR251-FRAME 6. February 1941. |
| <3> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-4183. July 1946. |
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