NHER 12656 (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, irregular in shape.
Seen by E. Rose (NAU) 28 July 1977.
See(S1) in file by source [1], who adds: Quite rare, type 20/2 pillbox for two heavy machine guns.
Good quality concrete. Date 1940.
Survey No. C3-2.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
18 August 1999. Site visit.
Set into the bank of the sea wall. Remains of earth camouflage mound on top. Otherwise as before.
D. Gurney (NLA), 19 August 1999.
1945. RAF air photography.
Shows pillbox paired with NHER 32421, and both within a barbed wire enclosure (NHER 27856).
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 on former sea bank.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF50511 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/374 Frames 4063-4 (NMR).
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF51041 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000.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
Mar 1 2023 2:00PM