NHER 58229 (Monument record) - Second World War Norcon pillbox

October 2012 Survey
Photographic survey carried out by C. Kolonko (HES) on the 19 October 2012. Recorded a Norcon pillbox now used as an extension to a summer house.
C. Kolonko (HES), 05 November 2012.

November 2012
A WW2 Norcon pillbox has been used as the foundation for a summer house. The loopholes of the Norcon were visible at ground level before being rendered over. Probably sited to cover the junction to the south and the road to the west.
C. Kolonko (HES), 05 November 2012.

This is one of five Norcon pillboxes now recorded in Docking. The others are located at TF 7681 368 (NHER 30778), TF 7671 368 (NHER 30779), TF 7677 3695 (NHER 57853) and TF 7646 3709 (NHER 65268). These are a significant group, Docking being one of only two locations in the county where this type of structure is known to have been present (the other being a group of coastal defences in the vicinity of Kelling and Weybourne – see NHER 24185).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 January 2022.

June 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project.
The Second World War Norcon pillbox described above is partially visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (S1). It unfortunately could not be identified on the consulted aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, presumably because it was too small, had been camouflaged or deliberately hidden, and/or was obscured by vegetation. The aerial photographic imagery used to map the site is fairly recent (2022) and the structure presumably still survives.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16 June 2025.