Monument record CHF 043 - Second World War pillbox

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Summary

The site of a probable Second World War pillbox or similar defensive gun emplacement is visible on aerial photographs within Tunstall Forest. Aerial photographs from 2013 indicate that it survives as a structure. The site falls within the Orford Battle Training Area (ORF 37).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 3919 5315 (6m by 6m)
Map sheet	TM35SE
Civil Parish	CHILLESFORD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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June 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The site of a probable Second World War pillbox or similar defensive gun emplacement is visible on aerial photographs (S1) within Tunstall Forest. The exact shape of the structure is hard to distinguish with certainty, but would appear to be a polygonal type 22 pillbox. Aerial photographs from 2013 indicate that it survives as a structure (S2). The site falls within the Orford Battle Training Area (ORF 137).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th June 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3132-3133 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. TM 3953 Next Perspectives APGB Imagery Digital Colour 03-MAY-2013 (PGA).

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None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Orford Battle Training Area (Monument) (ORF 137)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM35SE. Mapping Block 2: Wantisden to Tunstall. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23557)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2016 12:49PM