NHER 58614 (Monument record) - Site of former World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The site of a former World War Two pillbox is visible on aerial photographs alongside the Queen’s Road on the approach into Attleborough (S1-S2). This is located alongside an area of rough ground, centred on TM 0456 9570, which could feasibly contain some military training activity – a possible angular practice trench is perhaps visible. Although it is clear that much of the disturbance at the site relates to small-scale extraction. The pillbox itself is located at TM 0452 9567 and which is probably hexagonal in shape (although it may feasibly be 5-sided, as it is hard to be certain from the aerial photographs).
The pillbox is removed post-war and the site has subsequently been developed into housing and allotments and it is unlikely that remains relating to possible military activity at the site survive.
S. Horlock (NMP), 02 November 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF85805 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/101 6107-8 30-MAR-1946 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 7 2013 10:06AM