Monument record DUN 086 - World War II coastal defences on the beach.

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Summary

World War II coastal defences on the beach to the east of Minsmere bird reserve.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 47844 67053 (109m by 1304m)
Map sheet TM46NE
Civil Parish DUNWICH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Beach defence scaffolding can be seen as a structure running along the beach to the east of Minsmere bird reserve for c1.25km on 1941 aerial photographs (S1). There is one main section, with other short sections visible in places. There are also a few stretches of scaffolding running E-W across the beach, abutting the main N-S line of the defences. These features can just about be made out on 1945 aerial photographs, but they are not so clear.
23-24 July 2011: series of wooden posts visible at low water mark after low tide along this alignment probably from remains of these emplacements (S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. S/524 H14 Frms25-27 21-Sep-1941.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 106G/UK929 Frms3160-3161 16-Oct-1945.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Email. Iain Treadaway, emails to SCCAS (CP), 28 July and 2 Aug 2011, photo.

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2020 4:53PM

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