Monument record LWT 293 - World War Two defences

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Summary

The site of World War Two barbed wire defences and slit trenches are visible on aerial photographs on the edge of the marshes on the western side of Lowestoft.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 5079 9340 (292m by 291m)
Map sheet	TM59SW
Civil Parish	LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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April 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The site of World War Two barbed wire defences and slit trenches are visible on aerial photographs on the edge of the marshes on the western side of Lowestoft (S1-S2).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 30th April 2014.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1716 RP 3168-3169 06-SEP-1946 (EHA).
<S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1278 V 5072-5073 24-MAR-1946 (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 5:32PM