Monument record WGN 045 - Jude's Ferry Bridge stop line pillbox

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Summary

Type 24 pillbox, part of WGN 040.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6819 7464 (13m by 11m)
Map sheet TL67SE
Civil Parish WORLINGTON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Type 24 pillbox (S1). Part of WGN 040.

Some 100m S of River Lark, WSW of Judes Ferry Bridge (500n) and some 200m N of the Church Farm, Worlington to Judes Ferry, West Row track. Standard type 24 pillbox. Door faces S. The concrete raft surface is now some 0.5m above ground level (peat shrinkage). Some vegetation surrounds the pillbox [not entered] (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Foot, W. 2009. Defence Areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England. Defence Area 5. River Lark: Jude's Ferry Bridge.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006391.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 27 2022 12:30PM

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