Monument record BRD 302 - Second World War gun battery
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7909 8676 (140m by 215m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
| Civil Parish | BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (5)
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SLIT TRENCH? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The site of a Second World War gun battery is visible on aerial photographs to the east of Brandon (S1-S2). The aerial photographs aren’t particularly clear, so no accurate details of the structural components can recorded, combined with the fact that the site already appears to be partially demolished in (S2). The site appears to have consisted of two or three gun emplacements or similar building platforms, with some associated operational buildings and defences. It is stated that the 55th Heavy Regiment (7.2 inch guns) were at Brandon (S3) and this may be the battery. However as the structural components can’t be seem very clearly, it remains a possibility that it is a searchlight battery and not a gun battery. It is possible that some structural components of the site survive in amongst agricultural buildings (S4).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 13th February 2017.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7GR/LOC348 FS 2202 27-MAY-1944 (HEA Laser Copy).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FS 2149-2150 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF58199 Web Page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/89/a2172089.shtml.
- <S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 10-FEB-2017 (Digital).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2019 9:07AM