tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post5345308239648882761..comments2023-04-10T07:15:16.714-07:00Comments on WW1 and WW2 Defences - Suffolk and beyond: Ipswich north perimeter defencesDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003299348027486816noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post-45694007704048270682018-03-26T06:16:26.386-07:002018-03-26T06:16:26.386-07:00I have just walked alongside railway line from Wes...I have just walked alongside railway line from Westerfield road to Henley road on south side of cutting and I saw two type 22’s one highly decorated with graffiti other is completely clear and both are accessible easily. I was able to get some good pics inside and out.<br />AndrewAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542970161650835603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post-50861019263212543002017-12-23T14:13:00.123-08:002017-12-23T14:13:00.123-08:00Interesting stuffInteresting stuffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123365843534748755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post-56211169476976926082015-05-05T12:35:46.654-07:002015-05-05T12:35:46.654-07:00Hello Brian
Thanks for the info - good to know the...Hello Brian<br />Thanks for the info - good to know the Henley Road Type 22 still exists. Will have to have another look. The structure you refer to at Princes Street is I think an air raid shelter. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003299348027486816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post-75474210243788193052015-04-30T16:29:06.251-07:002015-04-30T16:29:06.251-07:00The Type 22 on Henley road is on the right-hand si...The Type 22 on Henley road is on the right-hand side of the railway cutting as you face towards Westerfield. It is almost completely overgrown now. It used to be the 'home' of a local nutter, Edric Steele (deceased). I went in it many, many years ago. If you are interested, there are a couple of other local oddities, that I'm sure are war related: (1) The Ferodo bridge on Norwich Road. If you stand, facing the town, and look at the arches on the left hand side, you will see, in one of the arches, a steel door protected by a brick blast wall. What was this? A shelter? Home Guard post? (2) Old railway sidings that run alongside the river, and under the Princes Street bridge, near the station. At the rear of the industrial units, is a concrete blockhouse. It was possibly for Home Guard use, as it's position, covering a road, rail, and river link, is strategically important. It is really heavily overgrown.Brian Artilleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899216893467802910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post-42320888589033985462010-10-04T03:33:32.087-07:002010-10-04T03:33:32.087-07:00Dave Hi
You might be interested to know that ther...Dave Hi<br /><br />You might be interested to know that there was or is a spigot mortar position by Hadleigh Road rail bridge, on the RHS leaving Ipswich. It may have gone now. Theres another (not part of the northern defences) on St Augustins roundabout LHS close to the surface and fence. Very hard to see!<br />Hope that is of interest.<br /><br />davealanwood@tiscali.co.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com