Monument record LUD 048 - World War Two Anti-Aircraft Battery
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5002 9962 (641m by 502m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59NW |
| Civil Parish | LOUND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
January 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
A site of World War Two Anti-Aircraft Battery is visible on aerial photographs (S1) and significant structural parts of which still survive on the ground, including the gun house themselves, which are depicted on the Ordnance Survey mapping and therefore not included within the NMP plot. The site is centred on TM 5001 9961 and originally also contained a radar platform and temporary huts and operational buildings.
Information from the EHA record (TM 49 NE 40) states it was armed with four 3.7-inch
static guns with GL Mark II radar in 1942, when it was manned by 332 Battery of the 106th Royal Artillery Regiment,
and was retained as an Off-Site Nucleus Force Battery in 1946.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3rd January 2014.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RS 4052-4054 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 14 2014 9:56AM