Monument record LWT 117 - World War II gun emplacement, possibly a spigot mortar.

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Gun emplacement of World War II date, possibly a spigot mortar, by Upper Esplanade, Lowestoft

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Grid reference Centred TM 6543e 2915e (6m by 6m)
Map sheet TM62NE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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A gun emplacement, probably a spigot mortar, of World War II date is visible in the garden of a house on Upper Esplanade, Lowestoft, on aerial photographs from 1941 (S1) and 1944 (S2).

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  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 2H/BR165 FrmsA24-A25 24-Dec-1941.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. HLA/698 Frm4007-4009 8-Apr-1944.

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Apr 2 2024 10:45AM

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