NHER 13792 (Monument record) - Second World War Type 22 pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 1978. Visit.
Pill box. Low polygonal brick with concrete roof.
E. Rose, 27 June 1978.
See (S1), which adds: Common World War Two type 22 pillbox with blocked loopholes.
Survey No. K2-11.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
March 2003.
Brickwork replaced.
D. Gurney (NLA), 27 March 2003.
When the pillbox was restored, the original internal folding shelves below the gun loops were found still in place, and a number of artefacts inside. It is proposed to open it for public inspection.
Information from [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 16 June 2003.
December 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The Second World War Type 22 pillbox described above is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs, including S2. Rather than mapping it from an aerial source, its outline has been traced from the modern Ordnance Survey Mastermap mapping (S3) on which it is depicted.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5 December 2023.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF97666 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002. Moves to preserve wartime pillbox. 14 November.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 06-OCT-2022 Accessed 05-DEC-2023.
- <S3> SNF54467 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2004. MasterMap.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 11:33AM