Monument record SUY 053 - Near Ballingdon Bridge

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Summary

Tett Turret ' nearly unique one man pillbox'.

Location

Grid reference TL 8660 4087 (point)
Map sheet TL84SE
Civil Parish SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Tett Turret ' nearly unique one man pillbox' (S1).

On W side of disused railway embankment near A131 road leading into Sudbury. Tett turret - rare one-man pillbox. [This structure is now reported as totally destroyed - 2001] (S2).

Part of defence works associated with the Colne - Mildenhall stopline (S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Verbal communication: Personal communication. Burden Miss Sue, letter + photograph, 4/11/99.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006029.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Foot, W. 2009. Defence Areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England. Defence Area 9. Sudbury.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 7 2012 2:40PM

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