NHER 17015 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box. On New Road (Mill Lane).
Brick, octagonal, chamfered concrete loopholes.
Original information from Pillbox Survey.
Accurately located by E. Rose (NAU), 4 February 1981.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common type 22C pillbox with cast concrete loops, unusual for this area. Date 1940.
Survey No. H1-17.
D.Walker (NLA),August 1996.
November 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two hexagonal pillbox and weapons pit are visible on aerial photographs (S2 to 5). The grid reference for this pillbox has been adjusted from TG 3444 3378 to TG 3445 3374. It appears to be under construction on 16 August 1940 aerial photographs (S2) and is still extant (S5). A weapons pit is visible 20m to the east of the pillbox on the opposite side of the road on 1940 and 1941 aerial photographs (S2 to 4).
(S2 to 5)
J. Albone (NMP), 26 November 2004
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S2> SNF54858 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 3433/49 (MSO 31015 2A/BR14/5 3648) 16-AUG-1940.
- <S3> SNF54859 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF S/358 12-3 30-JUL-1941 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF54860 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR TG 3433/52 (MSO 31255 S378/H50 74) 07-AUG-1941.
- <S5> SNF12361 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A.. 1986. NHER TG 3433AR-AS (NLA 184/DCU29-30) 29-JUL-1986.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 4 2013 3:11PM