Monument record KSS 084 - WWI pillbox, two World War Two pillboxes and a barbed wire compound
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Summary
A pillbox is visible on aerial photographs, along with two further possible pillboxes and an area of World War Two barbed wire compound. A further area of barbed wire compound is visible to the south (SHER KSS 093).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5287 8624 (162m by 183m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM58NW |
| Civil Parish | KESSINGLAND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
WWI pillbox reported in field S of B1437 (S1)
June 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The pillbox described above is visible on aerial photographs (S2-S8), although it was not possible to corroborate the reported World War One date aside from Bibliographic references (S9), along with two further possible pillboxes and an area of World War Two barbed wire compound. A further area of barbed wire compound is visible to the south (SHER KSS 093).
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th June 2014.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <S1> SSF54446 Digital archive: June 2012. List of sites recorded by Pillbox Study Group. Site ID: e11756.
- <S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/2BC/BR173 VJ 8-9 17-JUN-1941 (EHA).
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 3231-3232 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
- <S4> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 3191-3192 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
- <S5> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/540/705 V 5397-5398 09-APR-1952 (EHA).
- <S6> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/58/1672 F22 0120-0121 03-MAR-1955 (EHA).
- <S7> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/70307 V 006-007 05-SEP-1970 (EHA).
- <S8> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 36 3986068-3986069 30-JUN-1986.
- <S9> SSX55051 Bibliographic reference: Liddiard, R. and Sims, D.. 2014. A Guide to Second World War Archaeology in Suffolk. Guide 1: Lowestoft to Southwold. 1.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)
- Event - Interpretation: TM48NE/58NW. AONB Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22036)
Record last edited
Oct 1 2014 4:14PM