Second World War spigot mortar emplacement, south side of Water Lane, (EHER 21515)

The pedestal, with its stainless steel pintle, survives well. There are the remains of two ammunition lockers around although there were probably more. A minor watercourse runs through the emplacement, clearly contributing to its deterioration.

2013. Field survey. Water Lane runs through a steep-sided cutting, climbing west to east. On the south side the bank is wooded. At this point there is a brook alongside the road where water runs down through the trees from the fields above. Halfway up the bank, in the trees above the brook, there is a spigot mortar emplacement. The pedestal, with its stainless steel pintle, survives well. There are the remains of two ammunition lockers around although there were probably more. A minor watercourse runs through the emplacement, clearly contributing to its deterioration. Accessing the emplacement is difficult, particularly in wet weather as at the time of the site visit. <1> Eight photos of site. <2>