EAW013978 ENGLAND (1948). The town and seafront, Withernsea, from the south-east, 1948

ANTI TANK BLOCK: S0013180

PILLBOX (EARED): S0007401

ANTI TANK BLOCK: S0013191

St Leonards Hotel, 6 The Promenade, during the 2ndWW it was used by Bletchley Park (X Station) as a 'Y' Station - a listening post for intercepting German Naval transmissions. The 'aerials' are the flagstaffs from the adjacent Coastguard station.

? Possibly a 2nd WW surface blast shelter?

2ndWW Beach Defence Battery.

Location of a 2ndWW HAA Gun Battery, possibly some of the fairground rides are built on the circular foundations of the gun pits? The Defence of Britain Project records " Site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery in the Diver Fringe near Withernsea Pier. It was armed with four 3. 7-inch Mark IIc guns equipped with Predictor AA No. 10 Mark 1, and Radar AA No. 3 Mark V when it was deployed here on 19th November 1944. Manning details are unknown. It formed part of the Humber Section 65 Heavy Anti Aircraft Brigade deployment."

2ndWW Pillbox.

2ndWW anti-tank blocks.

Withernsea council works yard

sunk off Sand le mere

Later this area became the rubbish tip... Wonder what the building with the chimney was?

Congals junk shop

DUKW amphibious vehicle

Second World War Eared pillbox

WW2 Concrete Anti-Tank Cubes

i've never seen any pictures of this structure before, it looks like a bandstand! Does anyone know what it is for sure and when did it disappear?

presently the pier hotel.

Bus garage on Bannister street. i believe it's still there but i've not been to Withernsea for a few years now.

Bus garage on Bannister street. i believe it's still there but i've not been to Withernsea for a few years now.

Construction of the Sun Lounge.

The Police station ,with the Magisrates court, next door

Former print works for the Withernsea Gazette

I tried to walk on the ice here in the fifties - got a wellington boot full of ice cold water!

All that is left of Withernsea's pier.

"Nettleton's" field. A fine collection of holiday accommodation converted from bus, tram and railway coach bodies. It may have been 60+ years ago but I can still remember those holidays!

Turntable at the track end. First delight of the holiday was to watch the engine been pushed around by the loco crew for it's return to Hull.

Anti Tank Blocks