Monument record LWT 244 - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

The site of a former World War Two a type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 6525 2931 (9m by 9m)
Map sheet	TM62NE
Civil Parish	LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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PILLBOX (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

February 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The site of a former World War Two a type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th February 2014.
Visible on 1947 oblique Aerial Photograph (S3-S4).

Sources/Archives (4)

<S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RS 4115-6 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
<S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/761 RV 6031-6034 02-SEP-1945 (EHA).
<S3> SSF61667 Web Page: Historic Environment Scotland. 2023. Britain from above .
<S4> SSF61605 Machine readable data file: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group, unrecorded defence sites for inclusion in the HER.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM59SW. Greater Lowestoft Study Area NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22034)

Record last edited

Feb 20 2024 11:53AM