Home Guard At Ludham Bridge

[woodwose]

These photographs supplied to the Ludham Archive by Mary Lejeune show the Horning Home Guard in action at Ludham Bridge in the early part of WWII. Ludham Bridge was heavily fortified during the war and the holiday homes and shop nearby were evacuated and later demolished.

It was a snowy day and it looks like they had a tank trap to set up. The picture on the bridge is looking upstream. The mill in the picture was fortified and used as a pillbox.

There is more information about this here: http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/ww2.htm

Wartime photographs are hard to come by so it is very nice to see these good quality images.

Nigel (Webmaster, Ludham Community Archive Group)

[Chelsea14Ian]

Don't tell e'm your name Pike!

[Timbo]

Great photo's Nigel and I very much enjoyed the piece on the website.

A bit more on the Ludham Airfield. My Dad, Uncle Albert, told me years ago that Ludham Airfield was HMS Flycatcher commissioned as Royal Naval Air Station Ludham on September 4th 1944. 

More information on RNAS Ludham here http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Ludham.htm

and here https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/ships/ship.php?pid=4421

 

[ChrisB]

Exceptional clarity and sharpness of focus for the time. Someone had a quality camera.

[johnm]

Glad to see the Colonel had his little stick  Wouldn't do to risk meeting Jerry without your little stick! 

 

With apologies to a certain Captain Edmund Blackadder

[woodwose]

If you want more information about the war time uses of Ludham Airfield, you can download Mike Fuller's booklet from our Downloads Page http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/download.htm

Mike is an eyewitness as his house overlooked the airfied when he was a boy.

There was also an Army Camp in Ludham and I think that Frank Graham's memories bring it to life. See http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/armycamp.htm

Nigel (Ludham)