NHER 52179 (Monument record) - Possible World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKE HOLY CROSS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The site of a possible World War Two covered or camouflaged pillbox may be visible on aerial photographs to the south of Chandler Road, Stoke Holy Cross (S1). The site is centred on TG 2491 0264. This possible structure cannot be discerned easily, but in February 1946 (S1) a possible mound of higher material is visible within the hedgerow, alongside the track. Although very little of 'structure' or feature can be seen, it has a very pronounced and even shadow when compared with the surrounding hedgerow and trees. This could feasibly indicate that the mound is a covered or camouflaged military structure associated with numerous military sites in the area, for example NHER 5093 and 32538. However this possible structure has no tracks or signs of use surrounding it and it is possible that it merely relates to a haystack or similar agricultural feature or a dense block of vegetation within the hedgerow.
S. Horlock (NMP), 24 March 2009.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF73347 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/70 5357-8 28-FEB-1946 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2013 5:23PM