NHER 34056 (Monument record) - Site of searchlight battery
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Summary
The site of a searchlight battery, and possible gun emplacements from World War Two, visible on aerial photographs.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHWELLTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1946.
RAF aerial photograph, (S1), shows circular and rectangluar structures as faint features in grassland, commensurate with a searchlight position, possibly a single light. One circular structure about 10m drain is best preserved, with one about 8m and several smaller indicating possible machine gun bunkers.
B. Cushion (NLA), 12 November 1998.
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Record last edited
Jan 27 2012 3:17PM