Monument record WGN 019 - Pillbox on southern bank of River Lark next to Judes Ferry Bridge, Standard hexagonal type 22.

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Summary

Pillbox on southern bank of River Lark next to Judes Ferry Bridge, Standard hexagonal type 22.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6770 7479 (5m by 6m)
Map sheet TL67SE
Civil Parish WORLINGTON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Pillbox on southern bank of River Lark next to Judes Ferry Bridge. Standard hexagonal type 22 (S1)(S2)(S3).

Immediately SW of Judes Ferry Bridge over River Lark at West Row. Type 22 pillbox. Brick interior shuttering and anti-ricochet walls. Entrance faces E (S4).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> (No record type): CBA Practical Handbook No 12 - Twentieth Century Defences of Britain, 1995, 82-83.
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, Sussams K, Brecks Survey, November 1994.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Foot, W. 2009. Defence Areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England. Defence Area 5. River Lark: Jude's Ferry Bridge.
  • <S4> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006334.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 5 2014 2:12PM

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