Monument record STN 141 - Second World War military or civil defence features

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Summary

A scattered group of Second World War military or civil defence features, including probable air raid shelters, are visible as structures and earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. More recent photographs and lidar imagery would suggest that no above-ground remains survive.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 8131 8758 (378m by 122m)
Map sheet	TL88NW
Civil Parish	SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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July 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A scattered group of Second World War military or civil defence features is visible as structures and earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S6). At least four of the features (three at TL 8146 8755, one at TL 8136 8761) appear to be semi-sunken air raid shelters. Most of the features are not particularly clear on the aerial photographs and have been mapped by extent, but a number of clearer structures are evident (at TL 8144 8763 and TL 8113 8753). More recent photographs and lidar imagery (S7) would suggest that no above-ground remains survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 12th July 2017.

Sources/Archives (7)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7GR/LOC348 FS 2201-2202 27-MAY-1944 (HEA Laser Copy).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FP 1129-30 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
<S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/240/PSFO-0002 21-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
<S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/369 RP 3074 08-JUN-1945 (HEA Original Print).
<S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/369 RS 4002 08-JUN-1945 (HEA Original Print).
<S6> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5152-5153 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S7> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).

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Event - Interpretation: Map Sheet TL88NW/89SW, Mapping Block 1: 'Brecks from Above' NMP Air Photo Mapping Project and Breckland National Mapping Programme (NMP) Project (ESF25813)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2019 10:27AM