Monument record LCS 206 - Site of Leiston Very High Frequency (VHF) Fixer Station
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4583 6177 (570m by 480m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46SE |
| Civil Parish | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
April 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A World War Two direction finding (D/F) station (or a similar type of communications/navigation site) is visible as a group of structures, connected by pathways, on aerial photographs dating from 1944 onwards (S1)-(S3). As Leiston Very High Frequency (VHF) Fixer Station, it remained in use into the Cold War period under the Rotor programme. It was dismantled by 1968. See National Record of the Historic Environment record TM 46 SE 82 (S4). Possible structures in the adjacent field to the north, visible in 1945 but not on photographs from other years, have not been mapped, as they are more likely to be agricultural than military. The two small structures visible on the southwest side of the site in 1945 had been removed by 1946.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 22nd April 2015.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7GR/LOC355 RS 4056-4057 30-MAY-1944 (EHA Laser Copy).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RS 4261-4262 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1674 F22 0144-0145 04-MAR-1955 (EHA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55748 Unpublished document: English Heritage Archive record. Unique Identifier: 1489920, TM 46 SE 82; http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1489920.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)
- Event - Interpretation: TM46SE. Mapping Block 1: Walberswick to Aldeburgh. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF22910)
Record last edited
Aug 4 2022 3:05PM