NHER 27260 (Monument) - Site of World War Two military installation
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2005. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two defences including a pillbox, barbed wire and slit trenches are visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1-4). These defences are centred on TG 3369 3452. A hexagonal pillbox, probably a type 22, had been constructed at TG 33795 34560 by 5 September 1940 (S1). A weapons pit and slit trench were also present by that date. Additional defences including barbed wire, further slit trenches and small buildings had been added to the site by July 1941 and January 1943 (S2-3). A rectangular area of flat concrete, measuring 18m by 2.5m, was present by 1941, but its function is unknown. These defences had been removed by June 1946 (S4). They continue the other World War Two defences to the northwest (NHER 39167) and southeast (NHER 38791).
(S1-4)
J. Albone (NMP), 10 March 2005
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF55675 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 2/BR186 19-20 05-SEP-1940 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF54882 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF S/358 15-16 30-JUL-1941 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF54875 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1943. RAF AC/161 5123-5124 04-JAN-1943 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF54848 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 1117-1118 27-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 3333C / TG 3433A).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SLIT TRENCH (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WEAPONS PIT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 18 2016 4:02PM