Monument record SUY 128 - Large square pillbox
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Summary
Large square pillbox, thick-walled. The blocked-up main embrasure appears big enough to have taken a 6-pdr anti-tank gun. Chamfered corners with airbricks. Small blocked embrasures on sides.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8666 4091 (4m by 4m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL84SE |
| Civil Parish | SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
N of road bridge in back garden of house, overlooking river, Sudbury. Large square pillbox, thick-walled. The blocked-up main embrasure appears big enough to have taken a 6-pdr anti-tank gun. Chamfered corners with airbricks. Small blocked embrasures on sides (S1). Part of defence works associated with the Colne - Mildenhall stopline (S2). This is an important and rare survivor of the kind of anti-tank pillboxes built along the Corps Line (S3).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0011781.
- <S2> SSF54573 Unpublished document: Foot, W. 2009. Defence Areas: a national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England. Defence Area 9. Sudbury.
- <S3> SSX55050 Bibliographic reference: Liddiard, R. and Sims, D.. 2014. A Guide to Second World War Archaeology in Suffolk. Guide 4: Stop Lines. 4.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 9 2016 10:51AM