Monument record WLB 030 - World War Two anti-glider ditches
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 47992 73899 (308m by 490m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47SE |
| Civil Parish | WALBERSWICK, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Anti-aircraft obstructions in a field to the south of Lodge Road, Walberswick (S1). There is a central ditch running N-S for c 500m, with shorter ditches coming off the main ditch at right angles. The features show as ditches with small, circular piles of spoil adjacent to them. This set of ditches is still clearly visible on an aerial photograph from 1953 (S2).
January 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The anti-glider ditches described above are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S3), along with many practice trenches within the same field, and possible bomb craters to the east, which have not been mapped as they are outside the scope of the current project. The anti-glider ditches are still discernible on recent Lidar imagery (S4). The anti-glider ditches have also been previously recorded as SHER WLB 022.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 22nd January 2015.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 106G/UK929 Frms4124-4125 16-Oct-1945.
- <S2> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 58/RAF/1256 F21 Frm0006 3-Sep-1953.
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RS 4124-4125 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM4773 Environment Agency 30-NOV-2010 (2m DTM Digital).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)
- Event - Interpretation: Suffolk Coast and Intertidal Zone NMP Project (EXS18033)
- Event - Interpretation: TM47SE. Mapping Block 1: Walberswick to Aldeburgh. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF22912)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2015 2:10PM