Monument record LWT 300 - World War Two pillbox and possible civil defence site

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Summary

The site of a World War Two type 22 pillbox and another structure is visible on aerial photographs. The second structure is square with a possible associated blast wall and may have been in use as a defensive structure or a check point. It is however visible on an oblique aerial photograph taken in 1928, indicating that it pre-dates the Second World War, but may have been added to during this period.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 5394 9243 (23m by 17m)
Map sheet TM59SW
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

May 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The site of a World War Two type 22 pillbox and another structure is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The second structure is square with a possible associated blast wall and may have been in use as a defensive structure or a check point. It is however visible on an oblique aerial photograph taken in 1928 (S3), indicating that it pre-dates the Second World War, but may have been added to during this period.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th May 2014.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/27 RP 3048-3049 05-AUG-1944 (EHA).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/977 RV 6025-6026 07-NOV-1945 (EHA).
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. AFL 60477/EPW021248 01-MAY-1928 (EHA).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2014 5:47PM

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