- Recent storms on the Norfolk and Suffolk coast have exposed World War Two sea defences—anti‑tank blocks, “dragon’s teeth,” pillboxes and scaffold remains—buried in the shingle; have you ever spotted wartime relics on a beach?
- The defences were rushed up in summer 1940 after Dunkirk, and some concrete blocks even bear soldiers’ initials, a vivid reminder of that frantic wartime effort.
- The remains are usually short‑lived, reburied by shifting sands and tides, which makes them striking snapshots of history and a talking point about coastal change.
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