NHER 12320 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two pillbox

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Summary

The site of a World War Two pillbox. It was square, with a thick concrete roof and was probably a Home Guard post. It has now been demolished.

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Map sheet TG13SE
Civil Parish ALDBOROUGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pill box. Square brick construction with thick concrete roof. Window to south-east and slit above door.
Probably a Home Guard pill box.
Seen E. Rose (NAU) 16 March 1977.

Grid reference corrected by E. Rose 29 October 1981.

Since the above date several others of this type have been found in Norfolk and it is definitely a type of pill box.

See (S1) in file by [1], who adds:
Home Guard Station structure, of about 1940. Now destroyed.
D.Walker (NLA) July 1996.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

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Record last edited

Jul 25 2022 11:05AM

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