NHER 32487 (Monument record) - Rare type of World War Two gun emplacement
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Summary
A rare type of a World War Two machine gun emplacement, which was buried or demolished in 1991.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
THIS MACHINE GUN MOUNT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED UNDER NHER 7747 (Lenwade Watermill).
A rare 1940/41 machine gun mount stood in the garden opposite Lenwade Mill until 1991 when it was either buried or demolished. The mount had a hollow tube instead of a solid pintel of a spigot mortar.
See (S1), Survey No. L2-2, in secondary file.
D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
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Record last edited
Dec 10 2007 12:00PM