Monument record SUE 116 - Site of Second World War Diver Battery S10

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Summary

Site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery in the Diver Strip west of Red House Farm. It has been recorded from documentary evidence, and is visible as a group of structures (extant and removed) and earthworks on aerial photographs. It was armed with four 3.7-inch Mark IIc guns equipped with Predictor BTL, and Radar AA No.3 Mark V when it was deployed here on 10th October 1944, and was manned by 419 battery of 138 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment from 24th November 1944. It formed part of five Heavy Anti Aircraft Brigade deployment. There is no evidence on recent photography that any element still survives above ground. A soilmark, visible as a depression on lidar, corresponds with the location of the radar mat.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4283 5464 (293m by 282m)
Map sheet TM45SW
Civil Parish SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery in the Diver Strip west of Red House Farm. It was armed with four 3.7-inch Mark IIc guns equipped with Predictor BTL, and Radar AA No.3 Mark V when it was deployed here on 10th October 1944, and was manned by 419 battery of 138 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment from 24th November 1944. It formed part of 5 Heavy Anti Aircraft Brigade deployment (S1).

July 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The Second World War Diver battery described above, and in Historic England Archive record (S1), is visible as a group of structures – both extant and removed – and earthworks on aerial photographs (S2)-(S3). Many structures had been removed by 1945; the guns were probably located around TM 4291 5473. There is no evidence on recent photography that any element still survives above ground. A soilmark visible at TM 4289 5465 (S4), which is also visible as a depression on lidar (S5), corresponds with the location of the radar mat.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th July 2015.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Index: English Heritage. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1412180.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RP 3358-3360 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 1945 ACCESSED 20-JUL-2015 (Digital).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-AUG-2007 ACCESSED 20-JUL-2015 (Digital).
  • <S5> LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM4254 Environment Agency 2m DTM 30-NOV-2010.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 30 2015 11:00AM

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