World War 2 Naval Mine Chapel St Leonards near Skegness.
Exhibited by the roadside in Chapel St Leonards near Skegness.
The sign reads:
This is a Naval mine of the type used in the Second World War in defence of our coasts and as an offensive weapon in enemy waters.
It is made available to The Shipwrecked Mariners Society by the Admiralty for use as a collecting box. It is placed here by kind permission of the Local Authority.
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Nice to see a touch of ‘nostalgia’ Some years ago, Mablethorpe had a naval mine situated on the main pullover (maybe even the same one?). I think it had to be taken away, due to mis-use by the local idiot element.