Monument record WSW 151 - Possible Frist World War practice trenches.

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Summary

Possible First World War practice trenches are seen as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The possible practice trenches can be seen as faint cropmarks in the 1940s and most likely relate to the Frist World War Elveden Explosive area tank training ground (IKL 362 and WSW 101). The practice trenches are similar to further practice trenches near North Stow Farm (WSW 148) and on Berners Heath (IKL 352) to the west. An extent of area has been used to map the features as the trenches show very faintly on the aerial photographs making it difficult to map accurately.

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
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Civil Parish WEST STOW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

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Full Description

July 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Possible First World War practice trenches are seen as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The possible practice trenches can be seen as faint cropmarks in the 1940s and most likely relate to the Frist World War Elveden Explosive area tank training ground (IKL 362 and WSW 101). The practice trenches are similar to further practice trenches near North Stow Farm (WSW 148) and on Berners Heath (IKL 352) to the west. An extent of area has been used to map the features as the trenches show very faintly on the aerial photographs making it difficult to map in detail.
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 09th July 2019.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1589 RP 3113-3115 21-JUN-1946 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/651 RS 4149-4150 24-APR-1951 (HEA Original Print).

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2020 2:34PM

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