Local List: WWII Searchlight Emplacement, Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea (DCC26105)
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| Authority | Colchester Borough Council |
|---|---|
| Date assigned | 24 August 2020 |
| Date last amended |
Description
A WWII searchlight emplacement associated with Gun Emplacement No. 2 (DCC26104, 135m to the west). Re-purposed as a café.
The building was adopted onto the Local List by the Local Plan Committee on 24/08/20. An important WWII heritage asset. 4.7-inch gun casemates and their attendant coastal artillery searchlight emplacements are now very rare and there there are only four surviving coastal artillery searchlight emplacements in the county.
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Sources (1)
- SCC74405 Photograph: Tipper, Jess. 2020. Digital photographs of WWII Searchlight Emplacement, Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea. Digital.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0208 1238 (6m by 5m) |
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| Map sheet | TM01SW |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Sep 3 2020 7:20AM