Monument record BAW 186 - Bawdsey Battery

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Summary

Four storey, square plan structure with armoured steel roof. Blocked entrance in rear wall to defensible ground floor. Possibly switch room on 1st floor. Searchlight directing station on 2nd floor. Open battery observation post on 3rd floor permitting 360 degree field of view.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3569 4007 (6m by 5m)
Map sheet TM34SE
Civil Parish BAWDSEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

East Lane, Bawdsey. Four storey, square plan structure with armoured steel roof. Blocked entrance in rear wall to defensible ground floor. Possibly switch room on 1st floor. Searchlight directing station on 2nd floor. Open battery observation post on 3rd floor permitting 360 degree field of view.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006223.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 24 2014 11:04AM

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