Monument record MCC5313 - WWII HAA Gun Site "C1 Clacton: East Mersea," East Mersea
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0519 1360 (135m by 136m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM01SE |
| Civil Parish | EAST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NGR: Gun Emplacements TM 0525 1365
Documented in contemporary records as "C1 Clacton: east Mersea," a WWII Heavy Anti-Aircraft gun site at Military Grid Reference M499319 on Mersea Island. Equipment and manning at the site is documented at various dates (Dobinson, 1996):
Manning
Date Guns Radar Regt Bty
22 May 1942 unarmed none vacant
22 June 1942 unarmed none
Aerial photographs taken in 1940, 1941 and 1945 show holiday accomodation along the coastline but no sign of anti-aircraft gun emplacements or military hutting in the area. Without more identifying information, the NGR is the conversion from the documented Military Grid Reference.<1>-<5>
Site Visit: The area was visited as part of the WWII coastal survey in March 1993.
See also <6> & <7>.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SEX59624 DESC TEXT: Dobinson, Colin. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England - Vol I - Anti-aircraft artillery 1914-1946. Vol 1.3 pp.342,343.
- <2> SEX64079 AP: RAF. 1940. 2D-BR251-B20.
- <3> SEX64080 AP: RAF. 1941. S-346-14.
- <4> SEX64081 AP: RAF. 1945. 106G-UK 593-4028.
- <5> SEX59367 DESC TEXT: Nash, Fred. 1998. World War Two Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Sites in Essex.
- <6> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <7> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2020 8:52AM