| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), S of River Stour, Parkeston |
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| SMR Number: | 10684 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 224 319 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM23SW |
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| Parish: | HARWICH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
An aerial photograph taken in 1948 shows a hexagonal pillbox on the N section of the Stanier Line c.
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in 1948 shows a hexagonal pillbox on the N section of the Stanier Line c. 100 yards from the River Stour. This pillbox, probably with a protective "skirt", still existed in an aerial photograph taken in 1960. <1> <2> The area is now a refinery.
<1> RAF, 1948, CPE-UK 2534-5129 (AP). SEX42475.
<2> Hunting Surveys Limited, 1960, Run 10-106 (AP). SEX42472.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1948. CPE-UK 2534-5129. |
| <2> | AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 10-106. |
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