Monument Number 1569086 |
| Hob Uid: 1569086 | |
Location :
East Sussex
Wealden
Long Man, Cuckmere Valley, Alfriston
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| Grid Ref : TQ5244103590 |
| Summary : A Second World War defended area centred on the Long Bridge crossing over the Cuckmere River to the north-east of Alfriston. RAF aerial photograps taken in 1945 show the entire bridge and approaches encircled by a barbed wire obstruction on both sides of the river. A small structure thought to be a possible pillbox (Monument Number:1569089) was seen to the south of the bridge on the eastern bank of the river. The HER record for the bridge records the presence of a wartime roadblock on the bridge. The outline of the barbed wire and the pillbox were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: South Downs Project. |
| More information : A Second World War defended area centred on the Long Bridge crossing over the Cuckmere River to the north-east of Alfriston (TQ5244 0359). RAF aerial photograps taken in 1945 show the entire bridge and approaches encircled by a barbed wire obstruction on both sides of the river. A small structure thought to be a possible pillbox (Monument Number: 1569089) was seen to the south of the bridge on the eastern bank of the river. The HER record for the bridge records the presence of a wartime roadblock on the bridge. The outline of the barbed wire and the pillbox were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: South Downs Project.(1) |