Monument record LKD 060 - World War II type 27 pillbox.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7928 7089 (5m by 5m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SE |
| Civil Parish | LACKFORD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (5)
Full Description
About midway along N boundary of field of Brook Farm, S of River Lark, E of A1101 road and N of Lackford. Under a power line. Standard type 27 pillbox, except no cover to entrance [possibly removed]. Steel plates surrounding embrasures. Concrete central pillar for AA gun mount (steel mount missing). Entrance faces S. [Access to interior not obtained].
November 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A Second World War pillbox is seen as a structure on aerial photographs (S2-S3). The pillbox seems to be hexagonal in form and can be seen as a structure in the 1940s and on recent (2018) imagery. A circular hole can be seen in the centre of the pillbox which has previously been suggested (see above) to be for an Anti-Aircraft (AA) gun mount. The pillbox was most likely part of a Second World War defensive line along the River Lark and is in close proximity to further a pillboxes to the west (LKD 064).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 28th November 2019.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006424.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/61 V 5070-5071 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM JUL-2018 ACCESSED 28-NOV-2019 (Digital).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 5 2023 10:01AM