NHER 17022 (Monument record) - World War Two Type 22 pillbox on north side of Oak Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DILHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box. Brick, polygonal.
First reported by Pillbox Survey.
Accurate location from E. Rose (NAU) 5 February 1981.
See record form in file by source [1] and (S1), who adds:
Common, type 22 pillbox facing east. Stands to north of Oak Road.
Survey No. H2-14.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
January 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two Type 22 pillbox described above is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (S2)-(S3), centred at TG 3376 2586. It is also depicted by modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping. It probably formed part of the line of defences that was erected along the River Ant stop line.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 3 January 2007.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF51780 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHF 12.
- <S2> SNF65719 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5086-7 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 3326A, TG 3426A).
- <S3> SNF66357 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72111 060-1 02-MAY-1972.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 25 2021 10:36AM