Visited this place solo about four years ago and whilst me and Man Gone Wrong and Janovitch we had a look. It was used to guard Fritton lake which was the site of an experiment using tanks that were adapted to float. The valentine tank was the original tank to be used then Sherman’s. These would have been used in the D day landings. I am sure the gun battery would have been used to protect Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth. The site consists of the standard four gun pits. Each pit has two safety rooms to each side. The entrance to these rooms are angled to stop direct blasts. Also on site is a large command post and two Oflit huts. Sadly the farmer had not been kind to these pits, one was filled with rubbish, another one full off old metal. Another one had been used basically as a fire pit, thankfully one was still in good condition.
The best remaining gun pit.
First safety shelter.
One of the gun mounts
The secondary escape room.
Looking at gun pits one and two.
Gun pit one.
Gun pit two. I never bothered with gun pit four as it was so overgrown and so piled up with rubbish.
Looking over pits three and four from the roof of the command post.
Inside the command post. I liked how they had used glass blocks throughout.
Looking over pits new and two.
Down the road is two Orlit huts one is still whole but the other collapsed. These would have been the sleeping accommodation huts.
The best remaining gun pit.
First safety shelter.
One of the gun mounts
The secondary escape room.
Looking at gun pits one and two.
Gun pit one.
Gun pit two. I never bothered with gun pit four as it was so overgrown and so piled up with rubbish.
Looking over pits three and four from the roof of the command post.
Inside the command post. I liked how they had used glass blocks throughout.
Looking over pits new and two.
Down the road is two Orlit huts one is still whole but the other collapsed. These would have been the sleeping accommodation huts.
