Monument record SUT 246 - World War Two training site/gun emplacement/anti-aircraft battery
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Summary
Several possible gun emplacements which may have formed an anti-aircraft battery and were likely to be part of military training within the Woodbridge training area (SHER SUT 250) are visible as former earthworks on aerial photographs on land to the east of Sutton Common.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3336 4691 (302m by 312m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM34NW |
| Civil Parish | SUTTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
August 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Several possible gun emplacements which may have formed an anti-aircraft battery and were likely to be part of military training within the Woodbridge training area (SHER SUT 250) are visible as former earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2) on land to the east of Sutton Common. This is one of three such sites (SHER SUT 244-246) in this area.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10th September 2015.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC288 STBD 13018-13019 19-APR-1944 (EHA Laser Copy).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3092-3093 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> 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, p.25.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Dec 9 2015 2:27PM