Monument record HLY 150 - Three possible areas of barbed wire obstruction, or World War Two 'strongpoints'

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Summary

Three possible areas of barbed wire obstruction, or possible World War Two 'strongpoints' are visible on aerial photographs on land surrounding ‘Duck Corner’, Hollesley.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 3552 4499 (234m by 479m)
Map sheet	TM34SE
Civil Parish	HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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November 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Three possible areas of barbed wire obstruction, or possible World War Two 'strongpoints' are visible on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2) on land surrounding ‘Duck Corner’, Hollesley. It was difficult to be certain of these features due to the resolution of the laser copy photographs (S1) but since only the southern-most feature is still visible in 1945 (S2), it is clear that they were temporary features, and barbed-wire fencing was thought to be the most likely explanation for them.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th November 2015.

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<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5007-5008 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/759 FS 2084-2085 02-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).

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Event - Interpretation: TM34SE. 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 (ESF23316)) (ESF23328)

Record last edited

Dec 10 2015 11:21AM