NHER 27584 (Monument record) - Site of possible World War One or World War Two pillbox on south bank of Breydon Water
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A small circular structure is visible standing on the south bank of Breydon Water on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 5136 0795. It may have been a circular pillbox, dating to either World War One or World War Two. It is comparable, for example, to those illustrated in Dobinson 1996 (S4). It could instead have been a civilian structure, perhaps associated with boats using the riverbank. Later aerial photographs, for example (S5), demonstrate that it has been demolished since the end of the World War Two.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 10 February 2006.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF56114 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/686 3208-9 02-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF61132 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 4037-8 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF61133 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5032-3 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF56531 Serial: Dobinson, C.S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume II. Anti-Invasion Defences of WWII.. Vol 2. Fig 27.
- <S5> SNF57278 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89047 272-3 18-MAR-1989.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 7 2006 11:45AM