Monument record HLY 116 - World War Two type 22 pillbox
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Summary
A World War Two pillbox with a blast wall protecting the entrance on its western side is visible on aerial photographs and is still extant. Training trenches were visible to the north and south of this pillbox during the Second World War.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3571 4363 (39m by 44m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM34SE |
| Civil Parish | HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Location Identified from Geograph.
November 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A World War Two pillbox with a blast wall protecting the entrance on its western side is visible on aerial photographs (S2)-(S13) and is still extant (S13). Possible training trenches were visible to the north and south of this pillbox during the Second World War (S3), although it is possible that these trenches were dug for drainage.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 19th November 2015.
Sources/Archives (13)
- <S1> SSF54446 Digital archive: June 2012. List of sites recorded by Pillbox Study Group. Site ID: e11594.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RS 4089-4090 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RP 3430-3431 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/65094 V 043-044 03-NOV-1965 (EHA Original Print).
- <S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/70069 V 139-140 13-SEP-1970 (EHA Original Print).
- <S6> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/70069 V 144-145 13-SEP-1970 (EHA Original Print).
- <S7> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/71156 V 083-084 02-MAY-1971 (EHA Original Print).
- <S8> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/93360 V 024-025 11-JUL-1993 (EHA Original Print).
- <S9> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/96042B V 351-352 15-APR-1996 (EHA Original Print).
- <S10> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/00336 V 098-099 04-NOV-2000 (EHA Original Print).
- <S11> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21847/24 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
- <S12> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21835/05-06 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
- <S13> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM3543 Environment Agency 2m DTM 30-NOV-2010.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 10 2015 10:27AM