Monument record MCC7251 - WWII Pillbox (destroyed), corner of Willoughby Avenue, West Mersea

Summary

Pillbox.

Location

Grid reference TM 0184 1240 (point)
Map sheet TM01SW
Civil Parish WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

War Time Contraventions 1968 states, "Waste land on N.E. corner of junction of Willoughby Avenue (S. of "The Bungalow"). Pillbox S.W. corner….".<1> During WWII, the entire area was a coastal artillery site having a battery of 4.7" guns made in Japan in 1918. The layout of the site can be clearly seen on a photograph of a hand-drawn plan, the original of which is held by the Public Records Office.<2> The pillbox stood on the plot now occupied by No. 17 Victoria Esplanade and is shown as "LG No.1" (presumably Lewis Gun Emplacement No. 1) on the plan. One photo of site. <3>

See als <4>.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. West Mersea.
  • <2> Photograph: unknown. unknown. SMR. one frame.
  • <3> Photograph: Nash, Fred. 1993. SMR. one frame.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.

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Record last edited

Jun 12 2020 2:01PM

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