Monument record ORF 095 - A World War II pillbox on the sea wall is visible on aerial photographs to the south of Orford Quay, Orford parish

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Summary

A World War II pillbox on the sea wall is visible on aerial photographs to the south of Orford Quay, Orford parish

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 42321 49183 (6m by 5m)
Map sheet TM44NW
Civil Parish ORFORD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A World War II pillbox is visible as a structure on aerial photographs from 1943 onwards, located atop the sea wall to the south of Orford Quay, centred on circa TM42324918 (S1). The pillbox formed part of the extensive anti-invasion defenses in place along the Suffolk coast at this time and would have worked with the barbed wire to the west and the strongpoint to the north east to protect Orford Quay from potential invasion (see ORF 092, 093). (S2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: USAAF. USAAF Air Photograph. US 7PH/GP/LOC132 5014-5 30-DEC-1943.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/929 3366-7 16-OCT-1945.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 21 2004 4:56PM

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