E of Cliffs End.Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 793823

This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. It was first visible and has been mapped from aerial photographs taken in April 1944 [1] and is no longer visible by January 1946 [2].

The pillbox is a regular pentagon shape in plan and measures 10m in length. It is associated with another military building to the east (MWX43229) and is also likely to be associated with other military activity in the area (MWX43184).

Pillbox [Sector 7]. Cassini ref 793823. E of Cliffs End. (1)

The structural remains of a possible rectangular type 23 pillbox can be seen on aerial photographs at TR 3510 6453 NE of Cliffsend, on the south side of the Cliffend Rd. (2)

Historic England archive material: DEB01 Defence of Britain This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Box files containing the record sheets gathered from participants in the Defence of Britain Project. The project recorded, with the help of volunteers, the remains of military structures in Britain. The collection is arranged by county and split between anti-invasion and non anti-invasion defences. The record sheets record the visible structures and include location details, structure type and purpose and include photographs.

<1> Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

<2> RAF, 1946, RAF 106G/UK/1131 4003 17-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SKE58472.