NHER 38889 (Monument record) - Possible World War Two military structure

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Summary

A possible structure, perhaps a World War Two military building such as a pillbox, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It is situated on the beach and, if it is a genuine structure, seems likely to have fallen from the cliff as a result of coastal erosion. The traces of extensive World War Two defences have been identified all along this stretch of the coast, and the structure described here probably formed part of these defences. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken after 1946, but could conceivably still survive in the inter-tidal zone.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG23NE
Civil Parish SIDESTRAND, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A possible World War Two military building, probably a pillbox, is visible as a structure on aerial photographs (S1-2). It has been mapped at TG 2698 3967 but due to the lack of suitable control points for rectification this location should be treated as approximate. Little of the detail of the structure can be made out. It has been mapped as a roughly circular feature measuring up to approximately 3m wide, but it could equally be polygonal in plan. Given that so little detail can be made out, the possibility that the feature is a large buoy or other non-military feature cannot be ruled out. Modern maps indicate that the spot at which the structure was visible in 1946 still lies within the inter-tidal zone.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 20 October 2004.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 4117-8 09-JUL-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 2739B, TG 2739E).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3190-1 07-JUN-1946 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Aug 1 2011 2:44PM

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