NHER 15053 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

A common World War Two type 22 hexagonal pillbox dating to about 1940. This pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of the area.

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Location

Map sheet TL88NE
Civil Parish CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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4 July 1979. Visit.
Corner of drive to Blakeney Farm.
Pill box. Polygonal, concrete; sunk below road level.
E. Rose, (NAU).

April 1993. Condition unchanged. There are several unusual rounded projections on the roof.
E.Rose (NLA) 23 April 1993.

See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common type 22 pillbox at entrance to Blakeney Farm. Concrete anti-ricochet steps in loops and lumps on top.
Survey No. Q3-9.
D.Walker (NLA) July 1996.

October 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The pillbox described above is visible on aerial photographs of the area as late as 1967 (S1).
E. Bales (NMP), 18 Oct 2010.

  • --- Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHF 4.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67065 041-2 27-APR-1967 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Nov 24 2020 9:43PM

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