Monument record LWT 284 - World War Two defensive system
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5180 9103 (1326m by 2567m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59SW |
| Civil Parish | LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- SLIT TRENCH (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ANTI TANK DITCH (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ANTI TANK CUBE (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
April 2003: An aerial photographic assessment idientified Second World War fetaures inlcuding a zig zag anti-tank cubes and these are posisbly related to 2 adjacent embanked structures. (S5)
May 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
A major World War Two defensive system, consisting of anti-tank ditch system, barbed wire obstructions, lines of anti-tank cubes and associated defences, including pillboxes, gun emplacements, slit trenches and weapons pits, running south from Oulton Broad Lowestoft to Pakefield, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S4). This links up with the previously mapped section of defence at Pakfield (GSE 045) and forms part of a wider system of defences encircling Lowestoft (LWT 309) and running along this section of the East Coast from Corton to Pakefield.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th May 2014.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/21 RP 3048-3049 04-JUL-1944 (EHA).
- <S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 4113-4114 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1146 V 5053, 5107 30-JAN-1946 (EHA).
- <S4> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1958 FV 7140-7141 05-APR-1947 (EHA).
- <S5> SSF60727 Unpublished document: Palmer, R.. 2003. Aerial Photographic Assessment: Carlton Colville, Area centred TM520900.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial Photographic Assessment: Carlton Colville, Area centred TM520900 (ESF29161)
- 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
Nov 7 2022 11:42AM