| Name: | Pillbox (destroyed), Irlam's Beach |
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| SMR Number: | 10630 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TM 240 279 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM22NW |
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| Parish: | RAMSEY AND PARKESTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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Summary
An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows a Type FW3/22 pillbox standing on the sea wall at this point and a 1955 1:2500 map shows its hexagonal shape.
Full description
An aerial photograph taken by the RAF in 1946 shows a Type FW3/22 pillbox standing on the sea wall at this point and a 1955 1:2500 map shows its hexagonal shape. <1> <2> The sea wall has now been rebuilt along this stretch and there is no sign of the pillbox. One photo of site. <3>
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1492-3088, May 1946 (AP). SEX41586.
<2> unknown, 1955, TM 2327-TM 2427, 1:2500 (Map). SEX41587.
<3> Nash, Fred, 1996, WWII defences, one frame (Photograph). SEX31461.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3088. May 1946. |
| <2> | Map: unknown. 1955. TM 2327-TM 2427. 1:2500. |
| <3> | Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1996. WWII defences. one frame. |
Images
 Pillbox (destroyed), Irlam's Beach © Essex County Council | |
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