Monument record ADT 078 - Second World War pillbox type 22.

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Summary

The site of this Second World War type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs. It sits within a group of other defences recorded within the wider record for the adjacent Diver Strip Battery (ADT 080) – although it is possible that this pillbox pre-dates the establishment of this later Second World War battery.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3454 4070 (8m by 7m)
Map sheet TM34SW
Civil Parish ALDERTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

The Mount, Bawdsey. Pillbox type 22. [Plotted from aerial photographs].

February 2016. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The site of this Second World War type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S2). It sits within a group of other defences recorded within the wider record for the adjacent Diver Strip Battery (ADT 080) – although it is possible that this pillbox pre-dates the establishment of this later Second World War battery.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16th February 2016.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006088.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/839 V 5118-5120 11-MAR-1952 (EHA Original Print).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

May 18 2020 5:05PM

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