NHER 32497 (Monument record) - The site of a possible Second World War pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OULTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Hexagonal foundations, possibly of a type 22 pill box, dating to around 1940. Stood in middle of crossroads, now destroyed.
Survey No. G3-2.
Information from member of the public [1].
See record form in file.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
March 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The possible foundations of a former Second World War pillbox (see above) are seen on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The possible foundations can be seen faintly on the 1946 (S1) and 1968 (S2) aerial photographs. The possible foundations have been removed by 1999 (S3).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 07 March 2022.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1428 RS 4313-4314 16-APR-1946.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/68149 V 006-007 02-JUN-1968.
- <S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JAN-1999 Accessed 23-FEB-2022.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 2 2024 3:37PM