Monument record LWT 090 - World War II features, including barbed wire obstructions, a barrage balloon site and bomb craters.

A number of World War II defensive features can be seen on aerial photographs of 1941 (S1) of Lowestoft Denes. A number of stretches of barbed wire obstruction criss-cross the area. Close to the beach, two or three trench systems, possibly practice trenches, can be seen, one of which has an associated pillbox. A stretch of minefield over 150m long can also be seen close to the beach, and 2 or 3 bomb craters are visible slightly further inland. These features can also be seen on 1944 aerial photographs (S2,S3), although additional features can also be seen. Gun emplacements are visible, and a number of military buildings, possibly associated with the barrage balloon site at the north end of the Denes (around TM552945), have been built. Another barrage balloon site with associated buildings can also be seen at the south end of the Denes (TM55349394)

The tether blocks of a barrage balloon are clearly visible on RAF aerial photo 106G/IK/11465031 30-JAN-1946. Submitted by PSG member Patrick Rushmere (S4).