Monument record FRS 012 - Hazlewood Common
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 434 584 (363m by 419m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | TM45NW |
Civil Parish | FRISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Second World War anti-glider ditches on southern portion of Hazlewood Common (S1).
The anti aircraft obstructions comprise a number of ditches laid out on a grid pattern (except for the most northerly ditch which is isolated from the main group and on a different alignment) with mounds of spoil along each side of each ditch. The features are extant on 1943 photography (S2) and are still largely intact in 1972 (the isolated ditch has been levelled and is only visible as a cropmark) (S3).
Four trench and mound obstacle trenches forming a square approximately 200m x 200m. [Plotted from aerial photographs] (S4).
Single trench and mound obstacle aligned N-S approx. 100 metres long. [Plotted from aerial photographs] (S5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF13030 (No record type): OS, AP, 69 011 037, 1969.
- <S2> SXS50085 Photograph: USAAF. USAAF Air Photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 Frames 5049-5050.
- <S3> SSF50066 Photograph: OS, AP. OS/72057 Frames 35-36.
- <S4> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006218.
- <S5> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006219.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 5 2018 9:45AM