NHER 12654 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box.
Concrete, unusual double rectangular shape.
Seen by E. Rose (NAU) 27 July 1977.
See (S1).
See (S2) in file by source [1], who adds:
Quite rare, type 20/2 pillbox, date 1940.
Lies to north of railway line.
Survey No. C3-5.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
1945. RAF air photography.
Shows pillbox, paired with NHER 32418 and both within a barbed wire enclosure.
See NMP plot in file NHER 32418.
A. Miller (Suffolk CC NMP).
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 February 2002.
2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site visited and considered as part of archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
Good condition. Stands in grazed field. Slight danger of erosion from cattle poaching.
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015.
March 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Unlike pillbox NHER 32418, to the immediate west, this structure lies to the south of the former railway line. The barbed wire defences associated with this pillbox are now recorded as NHER 27855.
M. Brennand (NMP), 31 March 2002.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF50513 Map: NMP Plot.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF50514 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/374 Frames 4063-4 (NMR).
- <S1> SNF8612 Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. p.23. p 23.
- <S2> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S3> SNF51041 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532.
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2025 10:53AM