NHER 45064 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two outer defences for Ludham airfield

September 2006. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two defences are visible as earthworks and structures on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3). They formed part of the outer defences for Ludham airfield (NHER 8456), which lies 340m to the north. The easternmost element, visible at TG 4003 1867, comprised a roughly circular mound with a structure at its centred. It was probably a gun emplacement, and is comparable to similar features identified to the northeast of the airfield (NHER 45047 and 45048). The western element, visible at TG 3994 1863, comprised a rectangular structure or building, the function of which is unknown. It was constructed at some time between July 1942 and April 1944 (S1)-(S2). It could have been a pillbox or similar military structure, but the possibility that it instead had an agricultural function cannot be ruled out. No trace of either defence is visible on recent aerial photographs of the area, e.g. (S4).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 21 September 2006.