NHER 38296 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two pillbox and mortar emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 2003. NMP.
A Type 22 pillbox is visible at TF 6274 1884 (S1). To the immediate southeast is a probable spigot mortar emplacement (TF 6275 1883). Both of the structures have now been built over. They appear to be in the process of demolition in May 1965 (S2).
The pillbox was presumably positioned to overlook the railway crossing to the immediate north-west, although it would probably have also had a view to the south of the A47 crossing at Hardwick bridge. There are supposed to have been a group of anti-tank blocks (NHER 32378) positioned somewhere along the railway line at this point. It is possible that these were actually part of a barrier at the railway crossing, at TF 6273 1886.
M. Brennand (NMP), 14 July 2003.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. MAL/61486 93412-93413 25-JUL-1961.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. MAL/65048 006-007 15-MAY-1965.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Mar 27 2025 4:21PM