Monument record ADT 096 - Second World War searchlight and/or gun battery and training activity

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Summary

The site of a Second World War searchlight and/or gun battery is visible on aerial photographs. The surviving pillbox component has previously been recorded as ADT 007. The internal area of the site and an area of heath to the north showed evidence of military training activity, in the form of practice trenches and weapons pits.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 6325 2419 (535m by 756m)
Map sheet	TM62SW
Civil Parish	ALDERTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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February 2016. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The site of a Second World War searchlight and/or gun battery is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The surviving pillbox component has previously been recorded as ADT 007. The site consists of two circular emplacements, potentially for either searchlights or guns, connected by a track. A group of military huts and operational buildings were located along the western edge of the site – the area of these structures has been defined by an extent-of-area polygon. The internal area of the site and an area of heath to the north showed evidence of military training activity, in the form of practice trenches and weapons pits.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16th February 2016.
Structure identical to the Type 23 to the NW shown on the 1973 1:2500 OS map (S3,S4).

Sources/Archives (4)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3085-3086 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RS 4403-4404 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S3> SSF61605 Machine readable data file: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group, unrecorded defence sites for inclusion in the HER.
<S4> SSX55043 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. 1973 1:2500.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Second World War Rectangular pillbox. (Monument) (ADT 077)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM34SW. Mapping Block 3: Sutton to Hollesley. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085 (ESF23666)) (ESF23666)

Record last edited

Feb 20 2024 4:14PM