Monument record ADT 070 - First World War pillbox
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 3452 4241 (6m by 6m) |
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Map sheet | TM34SW |
Civil Parish | ALDERTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
WWI pillbox in Alderton in good condition.
Single-storey, circular plan, flat concrete roof, carried on corrugated steel sheets supported by two steel joists. Small double- armoured doors close a low entrance. 4 wide splay embrasures staggered in height. Pillbox raised up on bank to allow fire over hedge to E.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/06/05; S1; S2)
February 2016. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The site of this First World War pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S3).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16th February 2016.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF50138 Machine readable data file: Website. Defence of Britain Database,S0006396, 01/06/2007.
- <S2> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. SORN: S0006396.
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RS 4085-4086 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2016 10:29AM