Monument record ORF 144 - Site of Second World War observation tower
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4201 5125 (21m by 30m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM45SW |
| Civil Parish | ORFORD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
November 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A small tower of Second World War date is visible as an extant structure on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S3); an additional temporary structure is visible to its northwest on (S2). The tower lies within the Orford Battle Training Area (ORF 137), and was perhaps used for observation of training activity. It could instead be an observation post for field artillery, but its location does not correlate with the recorded position of known posts (Liddiard and Sims 2014, (S4)). Later aerial photographs indicate that the structure had been removed by 1948.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 26th November 2015.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5012-5013 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3166-3167 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RP 3370-3371 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55910 Bibliographic reference: Liddiard, R. and Sims, D.. 2015. A Guide to Second World War Archaeology in Suffolk. Guide 3: Orford to Felixstowe. 3 vols. Fig. 32.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 10 2015 1:37PM