Monument record HLY 142 - Probable World War Two gun battery

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Summary

A probable World War Two gun battery was visible on aerial photographs on Hollesley Heath to the north of a searchlight battery (SHER HLY 141).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 3598 4631 (123m by 100m)
Map sheet	TM34NE
Civil Parish	HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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October 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A probable World War Two gun battery was visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S5) on Hollesley Heath to the north of a searchlight battery (SHER HLY 141).
It is possible that this site was the field artillery site on Hollesley Heath classified as ‘D’ Tp 320 Battery, 131 Fd Regt, 4 -25prs, depicted in (S6), which made up part of the ‘coastal crust’ field artillery defensive sites. Three other sites have been recognised in this area which may potentially belong to this field artillery group (SHER HLY 115, SUT 244 and SUT 245).
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 28th October 2015.

Sources/Archives (6)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/759 FS 2087-2088 02-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RS 4092-4093 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RS 4413-4414 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/76 V 5119-5120 27-JUL-1948 (EHA Original Print).
<S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/113 V 5109-5110 30-AUG-1948 (EHA Original Print).
<S6> SSF55910 Bibliographic reference: Liddiard, R. and Sims, D.. 2015. A Guide to Second World War Archaeology in Suffolk. Guide 3: Orford to Felixstowe. 3 vols. Fig 32, p.25.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM34NE. Mapping Block 3: Capel St Andrew to HLY. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085 (ESF23316)) (ESF23316)

Record last edited

Dec 10 2015 3:28PM