Monument record ADB 204 - Probable World War Two practice trench

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Summary

A probable World War Two practice trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on land to the west of Leiston Road, Aldeburgh.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4511 5867 (44m by 20m)
Map sheet	TM45NE
Civil Parish	ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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PRACTICE TRENCH (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

March 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A probable World War Two practice trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1-S2) on land to the west of Leiston Road, Aldeburgh.
This zig-zag trench is visible in close proximity to the anti-tank ditch defence (SHER ADB 034) and may have been dug as a further strategic defence structure.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5th March 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5049-5050 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RP 3257-3258 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).

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Event - Interpretation: TM45NE. Mapping Block 1: Walberswick to Aldeburgh. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23192)

Record last edited

Jul 30 2015 11:25AM