Monument record LCS 088 - World War II anti-tank cubes.

A line of anti-tank cubes of World War II date stretch for 1.5km along the beach to the east of Minsmere bird reserve between TM47786764 & TM47726611. They can be seen as structures on aerial photographs from 1940(S1) & 1941 (S2). They are still visible 'in situ' on photographs from 1945 (S3) and a number of the cubes are even still visible 'in situ' on aerial photographs from 2000 (S4). In the 1940s photographs, there are 3 bomb craters along the line of cubes, at TM47766640, TM47766647 & TM47766652. It is possible that these were created during an attempt to attack and break the line of cubes, thus reducing their effectiveness.
Also seen as part of the field survey of the Suffolk Coast - line of concrete tank blocks. Also fragmentary remains of scaffolding from WWII beach defences, Inscribed 'Wimpey defense (sic.) line 1940'. S5
Blocks also recorded and photographed in 2006 (S6).
2011: Eleven anti-tank blocks, part of LCS 088, threatened by flood management scheme, photographic record (S7).
Line of WW2 concrete anti-tank blocks stretching from coastal marshes up onto the sea bank. Area owned by RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve (S8).

2014: A survey of WW2 heritage at risk on the Suffolk coast recorded this feature as still being largely in situ although some of the cubes have tipped over presumably due to wave action and coastal erosion. Pieces of narrow-guage rail were also recorded which appear to have been reused here as posts for securing barbed wire or beach scaffolding. Evidence of further structural features associated with the former beach scaffolding were also recorded. A section of possible 'dragon's teeth' defence was also identified. (S9).