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2 x 6in gun emplacements in this location are marked on a sketch map.
(Source: Document 1940/05/16)
Two 6in guns of an emergency coast defence battery were positioned in June 1940 on low ground north of the River Blyth. In March 1941 a new site was chosen further north - see UORN 16285].
(Source: Book 1988)
Type of site | EMERGENCY COAST DEFENCE BATTERY |
---|---|
Location | The Denes, N of River Blyth. |
Area |
Southwold, Suffolk, England |
Grid reference |
TM 5051 7492
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Unknown |
Recorder | |
Defence grouping |
Suffolk coast defences - Defences of the Suffolk coastline and immediate hinterland. Southwold nodal point - Defences of Southwold category 'A' nodal point in No.4 region. Cassini ref. M9694. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. |
DOB site reference: | S0016946 |
Reference |
1988 Fortifications of East Anglia 1940/10/23 Taktisches Luftbildbuch Nr.3 1940/05/16 2/4 Bn. South Lancashire Regiment War Diary |
Event |
Construction, During 1940/06 |