Monument record LWT 262 - Probable World War Two weapons pits/trenches alongside railway

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Two V-shaped World War Two trenches, probably acting as weapons pits or similar features, are visible on aerial photographs alongside railway line.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 5469 9460 (9m by 39m)
Map sheet	TM59SW
Civil Parish	LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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March 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
Two V-shaped World War Two trenches, probably acting as weapons pits or similar features, are visible on aerial photographs alongside railway line (S1).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th March 2014.

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<S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/944 RVp1 6032-6034 19-OCT-1945 (EHA).

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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

Sep 26 2014 2:41PM