Monument record SUY 122 - Anti-tank cylinders lying in the river bed and against the banks. [They look as if they have been removed post-war from their original location - per…

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Summary

Anti-tank cylinders lying in the river bed and against the banks. [They look as if they have been removed post-war from their original location - perhaps on the adjacent railway line - and used as reinforcement for the banks of the river].

Location

Grid reference TL 867 418 (point)
Map sheet TL84SE
Civil Parish SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

On the banks and in the bed of a side stream of the River Stour. Anti-tank cylinders lying in the river bed and against the banks. [They look as if they have been removed post-war from their original location - perhaps on the adjacent railway line - and used as reinforcement for the banks of the river] (S1).

Part of defence works associated with the Colne - Mildenhall stopline (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0012081.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Foot, W. 2009.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

Nov 19 2014 11:49AM

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