Monument record LWT 280 - World War Two gun battery
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5301 9402 (203m by 232m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59SW |
| Civil Parish | LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
July 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The site of World War Two gun battery is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2), partially camouflaged within a quarry. The site consists of four angular ‘lozenge’ shaped gun emplacements that may have contained field guns. Similar sites in other parts of the country were constructed out of sandbags filled with concrete and with a concrete roof placed on the top (S3). It is impossible to tell from the aerial photographs whether these are of a comparable construction. See LWT 245 and LWT 306-307 for similar arrangements of guns protecting Lowestoft.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23rd July 2014.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/21 RP 3053-3054 04-JUL-1944 (EHA).
- <S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/821 RV 6092-6093 21-SEP-1945 (EHA).
- <S3> SSX55048 Verbal communication: Thomas, R.. 2014. Information provided by Roger J C Thomas of English Heritage.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 22 2014 12:27PM