NHER 15054 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

A World War Two common type 22 hexagonal concrete pillbox, built in about 1940 as part of the anti-invasion defences of the time. Two pillboxes are visible on aerial photographs in close proximity to this, recorded under NHER 54509.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL88NE
Civil Parish	CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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4 July 1979. Visit.
Centre of drive to Lodge Farm. Pill box. Polygonal, concrete.
E. Rose (NAU).

See record form in file by source [1], who adds: Common 1940 type 22c pillbox 200m west of Croxton road.
Survey No. Q3-7.
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.

October 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The pillbox described above may be represented by either one of the two pillboxes seen on aerial photographs in this area, and recorded under NHER 54509.
E. Bales (NMP), 18 Oct 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Croxton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2010 11:09AM