Monument record BAW 176 - Combined type 22 and type 23 pillbox

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Summary

Combined type 22 and type 23 pillbox. [Recorder John Harding gives grid reference TM 35063914].

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3507 3910 (10m by 8m)
Map sheet TM33NE
Civil Parish BAWDSEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

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Full Description

Bawdsey Hall, Bawdsey. Combined type 22 and type 23 pillbox. Single storey, regular hexagonal plan front section, rectangular plan rear section attached to NW wall. Rear section consists of an open anti-aircraft light machine gun emplacement.
[Recorder John Harding gives grid reference TM 35063914].

2014: A survey of WW2 heritge at risk on the Suffolk coast recorded that the pillbox had suffered from coastal erosion which had undermined the seaward half of the monument, the Type 22 element, causing it to break away from the rear half and start sliding down the cliff. (S2)

2019: Due to cliff erosion now situated on the beach. A number of anti-landing scaffolding poles visible in 2018 have also disappeared.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006070.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Sommers., M.. 2015. World War II Uncovered: Sample survey of WWII heritage at risk along the Suffolk coast.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 5 2025 12:14PM

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