Monument record ELV 087 - Site of Second World War searchlight battery and pillbox
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8136 8040 (59m by 53m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL88SW |
| Civil Parish | ELVEDEN, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
100m E of B1106 road and 300m E of forest boundary, nearly opposite the entrance to 'Center Parcs', SSE of Prince Fredericks Plantation. Site of former Type 22 pillbox of standard construction. Brick anti-ricochet walls. Floor level 0.75m below ground level. Entrance faced E. Destroyed circa 1990 (S1).
Note 1940s RAF AP shows a group of circular structures here.
Mapped at approximate location.
January 2018. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery is visible on aerial photographs (S2-S3). The site consists of a series of circular emplacements for the searchlight and associated equipment and operational buildings, and the previously recorded type 22 pillbox. The pillbox survives as late as 1993.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5th January 2018.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SSF57705 Unpublished document: Lees, M., and Hinman, M., and Stump, D.. 2013. A11 Fiveways to Thetford Road Improvements, A Post-Excavation Assessment of Archaeological Excavations 2012-2013.
- <S1> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006331.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1557 FP 1005 07-JUN-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/93043 V 022-023 19-MAR-1993 (HEA Original Print).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 9 2018 1:57PM