Monument record IPS 742 - WWII anti-aircraft battery site, Ipswich.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1645 4657 (210m by 130m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14NE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A WWII anti aircraft battery site. On RAF aerial photographs from March 1944 the air craft battery consists of 4 square emplacements set within earthen banks in a straight line, with some associated structures locate 40m to the west. However, USAF photography from May 1944 shows that the straight emplacement arrangement was replaced with 3 square/rectangular emplacements and a circular emplacement forming a semicircircle around a fifth emplacement, with a further smaller square structure 50m to the west. Helen Saunders (Essex County Council), April 2014. (S1-S3)
2009: An assessment of aerial photographs identified WW2 gun emplacements and associated structures of a heavy anti-aircraft battery. (S4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSZ54994 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. US/7GR/LOC349/4011, 27-May-44 (EHA).
- <S2> SSZ54994 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/2302/5095, 10-Sept-47 (EHA).
- <S3> SSZ54994 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/HLA/686/4174-4175, 2-Mar-44 (EHA).
- <S4> SSF60720 Unpublished document: Palmer, R.. 2008. Aerial Photographic Assessment: Notcutt's (TM165463) and Tuddenham Road (TM179471), Ipswich.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Dec 5 2022 10:50AM