Thorney Bay Pillboxes

My father found a picture of himself when he was little, in around 1977, in his brother’s photo album. It shows him (James Heatherson) sitting on the old sea wall, with around three pillboxes in the background. They seem to be unusual in shape, being rather tall, with slits in the very top, and a small extension wall, used as a shielded entrance. He used to visit most years on holiday from London, before later moving to Canvey. The seawall appears to run through these pillboxes. in the very distance, another similar looking structure can be faintly seen.

This following website has an interactive map detailing the locations of Canvey’s pillboxes, and other relics ‘Unlocking Essex’s past’.

Also, visit beyond the point for more local bunkers, pillboxes, and more…