Monument record NAC 069 - Two Pillboxes forming a RADIATOR Unrotated Projectile system site, Nacton
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 19234 40048 (16m by 11m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | NACTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
2 WWII one man pill boxes. Brick built with heavy concrete roof entrance and blast shield to rear. Single firing slot facing down river. 2 x 1.5 m. Concrete platform 2.5 x 1m between 2 boxes with 4 rectangular slots in square formation set into top. Pill boxes have some form of gun mounting inside - concrete post to chest height with metal rod sunk into top. S1
Recorded on the HER. This site has been misinterpreted as a number of different things but is actually the firing point of a Naval version of the Unrotated Projectile system called RADIATOR. The concrete platform mounted the projector and the observation posts were for crew protection during firing.Very similar to other sites in Suffolk and Essex. Submitted by PSG member John Guy (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
- <S1> SSF50130 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 2003. Assessment Report, Rapid Field Survey of the Suffolk Coast and Intertidal Zone. Everett, L. SCCAS. Site record. Aug 2002..
- <S2> SSF61605 Machine readable data file: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group, unrecorded defence sites for inclusion in the HER.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2023 1:08PM