Monument record ADB 130 - World War II features on reclaimed land at Aldeburgh Marshes.

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Summary

World War II features on reclaimed land at Aldeburgh Marshes.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 45127 56129 (39m by 141m)
Map sheet TM45NE
Civil Parish ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Two possible World War II weapons pits or bomb craters are visible as earthworks on Aldeburgh Marshes, on aerial photographs from 1943 onwards (S1). They are located at circa TM45115619 and circa TM45145602. Both are roughly circular in shape, the first roughly 5m in diameter, the second about 6m. There does not appear to be a large amount of spoil surrounding either feature, which may suggest they were deliberately constructed as weapons pits or anti-aircraft gunposts, despite their slightly large size. However, due to the scale of the images, the 1943 photographs on which they are first visible do not show the features very clearly. Photographs from 1945 also do not show any upcast suggestive of an explosion, but it is possible that any spoil that may have been present may have eroded after at least two years on open ground and that they are in fact bomb craters (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: USAAF. USAAF Air Photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 5048-5049 30-Dec-1943.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/929 4362-4363 1-Oct-1945.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2013 3:55PM

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