NHER 11568 (Monument record) - Site of World War One pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
16 September 1976. Visited.
Post medieval defensive structure.
"Pill box". Circular. Stone, with gunports.
On north bank of road (on 6 inch map, under 't' of 'Bloodslat Lane').
E. Rose (NAU).
Reference (S1) states that this structure dates from World War I.
E.Rose (NAU).
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Type WIA World War One pillbox from 1916-18 once stood on north side of B1150 facing seawards. Demolished in about1992.
Survey No. H1-14.
D.Walker (NLA) August 1996.
November 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A circular World War One pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S3-5). The grid reference for this pillbox has been corrected from TG 3397 3313 to TG 3386 3312. This pillbox was incorporated into a defensive barbed wire perimeter around Pollard Street and Bacton Grange during World War Two (See NHER 38983).
(S3-5)
J. Albone (NMP), 26 November 2004
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF4584 Article in Serial: Bird, C.. 1991. The Fixed Defences of North and East Norfolk in the Two World Wars.. NIAS Journal. Vol 5 No1, pp 3-34.
- <S2> SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S3> SNF54848 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 1117-1118 27-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 3333C / TG 3433A).
- <S4> SNF54853 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 118 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF54854 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 2205-6 03-SEP-1988 (NCC 4404-5).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 17 2020 5:20PM