Monument record LUD 038 - World War II anti-aircraft battery

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Summary

World War II anti-aircraft battery in very good condition.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4989 9960 (66m by 149m)
Map sheet TM49NE
Civil Parish LOUND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Four gun emplacements and an associated building are visible on 1944 aerial photograph (S1). Appear to be in very similar condition today.
The emplacements are in a semi-circle to the east of an associated building, approx 27m apart, and are linked to a road to the north by a track. possibly a late World War II heavy anti-aircraft artillery emplacement.
Not examined on the ground but appears to be in a remarkedly good state of preservation - worthy of scheduling?
Remains of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery near Manor Farm, Lound. It was armed with four 3.7-inch static guns with GL Mark II radar in 1942, when it was manned by 332 Battery of the 106th Royal Artillery Regiment, and was retained as an Off-Site Nucleus Force Battery in 1946. OS Mastermap shows the ruins of the command post and the four gun emplacements (S2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. March (?) 1944, ref HLA/686/4205.
  • <S2> Index: English Heritage. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1473679.

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Record last edited

Oct 19 2013 10:13AM

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