Monument record WLB 054 - A length of sea bank, c 1.8km in length, is visible as an earthwork between Westwood and Corporation Marshes
Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 48197 73396 (1555m by 888m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47SE |
| Civil Parish | WALBERSWICK, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A stretch of sea bank, c 1.8km in length, is visible, running between TM47447297 & TM48997383 on Westwood and Corporation Marshes, on aerial photographs from 1945 (S1). The sea bank would have been part of the flood defence system in this area, and is quite likely to date back to the post-medieval period. The bank is depicted as an earthwork on the OS County Series 1st Ed 25" map of c1884, which again suggests a post-medieval origin for this feature. There is a further short section of bank at TM48907378, which may have been associated with this larger stretch of bank. It appears to be a fragment of a longer bank which has since been eroded away.
January 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The linear bank described above continues into the parish of Blythburgh and is visible on aerial photographs (S2-S6) in this area. It is depicted on Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 mapping and has therefore not been mapped.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 21st January 2015.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 106G/UK/543 Frms3161-3162 24-Jul-1945.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/602 RP 3006-3007 04-AUG-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/602 RP 3037-3038 04-AUG-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1674 F22 0219-0220 04-MAR-1955 (EHA Original Print).
- <S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1674 F21 0250-0251 04-MAR-1955 (EHA Original Print).
- <S6> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/2378 V 0084-0085 28-FEB-1958 (EHA Original Print).
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 1:45PM