NHER 15653 (Structure record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF74NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRANCASTER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Two pill boxes, 1939 to 1945, built into base of golf club house.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 January 1980.
Both polygonal, one of brick, the other of concrete now bricked up.
E. Rose (NAU).
See (S1) which adds:
Pillbox, type 24V - very rare. Situated on northwest corner of golf course site. Date 1940.
Survey No. C1-9.
The second pillbox noted in 1982 may be a confusion with NHER 33309.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Type 24V pillbox. Part of a wider series of defences surrounding the Golf Club during the 1939-45 period. Visible on (S2).
M. Brennand (NMP), 30 April 2003.
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey. Context 637.
World War Two brick and concrete pillbox. Built into sea wall (or with sea wall built around it) at TF 77041 45174.
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 15 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2019.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF52931 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 8272 27-MAY-1988 (NCC 0767).
- <S3> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
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Record last edited
Apr 12 2023 10:17AM