NHER 57510 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

A World War Two pillbox of possible type 22 is visible on the southern side of London Road, Attleborough, on aerial photographs. A second, smaller structure is visible 350m to the southeast, but this appears smaller and more temporary in nature and may be an agricultural feature.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09SW
Civil Parish	ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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January 2013. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two pillbox of possible type 22 is visible on the southern side of London Road, Attleborough, on aerial photographs (S1). It is centred on TM 0395 9454. A second, smaller structure is visible 350m to the southeast, at TM 0426 9454, but this appears smaller and more temporary in nature and may be an agricultural feature. It is no longer visible by 1970 (S2).
E. Ford (NMP), 28 February 2013.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF87689 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/101 6142-3 30-MAR-1946 (NMR).
<S2> SNF87642 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS/70282 102-3 31-JUL-1970 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2013 10:32AM