NHER 12742 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

A World War Two pillbox is visible on 1946 aerial photographs, located next to the road to Stiffkey, to the immediate north west of Langham Airfield (NHER 1891). It still survives.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF94SE
Civil Parish	STIFFKEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pill box. Brick, octagonal, sunk down so that its slits are at road level.
Seen by E. Rose (NAU), 24 August 1977.

See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common, type 22 pillbox, date 1940. Situated in hedge to south of road.
Survey No. C4-2.
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two pillbox is on 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S1), located next to the road to Stiffkey, to the immediate north west of Langham Airfield (NHER 1891). It is an octagonal type 22 pillbox, measuring 5m across and mapped at TF 9747 4227.
S. Massey (NMP), 6 November 2002.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF66097 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK 4247-8 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 9741A,C).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Stiffkey (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 28 2011 11:58AM