NHER 30801 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox and gun emplacement

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Summary

A World War Two probable gun emplacement is visible on an aerial photograph in 1946, as well as a pillbox, which is still standing.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF72SE
Civil Parish GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Pillbox, standard polygonal, brick shuttered. Faces west.
Information from [1].
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 1994.

March 1946.
RAF air photograph shows 2 double cell, probable gun emplacements to east of pillbox, which is at south edge of pit.
South gun emplacement is larger.
B. Cushion (NLA) 21 July 1998.

  • --- Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHE 28-29.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2025 10:05AM

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