Suffolk's Defended Shore

Suffolk’s Defended Shore - Coastal Fortifications from the Air is now available. The book illustrates the history and development of military defences on the Suffolk coast using data collected during an English Heritage survey of the Suffolk Coast carried out as part of the National Mapping Programme (NMP). This involved the examination of both modern and historic aerial photographs in order to create a map of archaeological remains on the county’s coast. The results of the survey were dominated by evidence for the military defence of the coast, reflecting the importance of the Suffolk coast in national defence strategies over many years.

The book highlights the particular importance of historic aerial photographs which provide a different, and often unique, perspective on the coastal defences constructed in World War II. Photographs taken during and immediately after this war sometimes provide the only visual record of the rapidly evolving defences from this period. Using modern and historic aerial photographs, and interpretive illustrations based on the survey data, the book provides an overview of Suffolk’s military coastal defences and demonstrates the value of aerial photographs as a resource for studying these types of remains.

For further information please contact Lyn Hemming, Sales and Publicity Manager, English Heritage Publishing Department.

See also Defending Britain’s Shores