Monument record LWT 082 - World War II pillbox Type 22 Hexagonal.

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Summary

A hexagonal World War II pillbox visible in 1944

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 54441 96237 (5m by 4m)
Map sheet TM59NW
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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A hexagonal pillbox is visible at TM54449623 on aerial photographs from 1944 (S1). The pillbox can still be seen on aerial photographs from 1978 (S2).
Probable Second World War Type 22 pillbox. East of the railway line, and between it and the B1385 road.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. HLA/686 Frms3199-3200 2-Mar-1944.
  • <S2> Photograph: OS, AP. 78/104 Frm 002.

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Feb 21 2022 1:17PM

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