Monument record BAW 086 - World War II strongpoint , now fallen into the sea

A military strongpoint of World War II date can be seen on aerial photographs from 1945. It consists of a hexagonal pillbox, located on the cliff edge with a length of barbed wire obstruction enclosing its western side. There may be other small stretches of barbed wire around the feature but the photographs are unclear. (S1) There is also activity evident at this location in 1940, possibly another stretch of barbed wire and a trench in the centre where the pillbox was later to be constructed. These features have not be plotted however as the photographs are too poor to allow a confident interpretation. (S2)
The barbed wire has been removed by 1948, but the pillbox is still visible in 1971 (S3) and is still depicted on the modern base map.
Also seen as part of field survey of Suffolk coast - hexagonal concrete pillbox (type 22). S4
Type 22 pillbox. Single-storey hexagonal plan. Door in NW wall protected by an 'L' plan blast wall. The blast wall has been damaged by gun fire (S5)
2014: AP appears so show that this pillbox has now collapsed into the sea (S6).
2014: A survey of WW2 heritage at risk on the Suffolk coast recorded the pillbox is no longer in situ and was lying inverted on the beach just above the low water mark having tipped over and fallen down the cliff due to coastal erosion. Large number of concrete fragments were lying either side of the pillbox which are probably parts of the blast wall associated with this pillbox (S7).