NHER 16793 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SEA PALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box.
Half buried on landward side of sandhills.
Information from Pillbox Survey.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 November 1980.
Grid reference corrected by [1] 1994, (his survey no. H/3-5), who says
fairly common type 24 pillbox, date 1940/41. Facing inland.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
THE CENTRAL POINT FOR THE SITE HAS BEEN ALTERED FROM TG 4415 2640 TO TG 4418 2638.
September 2005. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two type 24 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs on the landward side of the dunes, facing inland (S1 and S2), centred on TG 4417 2640. An additional structure is visible on oblique aerial photographs from 1940 to the immediate southeast of the pillbox, centred on TG 4419 2637 (S1). Although it cannot be clearly be seen due to the dunes in front, it appears to be a rectangular, possibly concrete, building or platform. This has gone by 1946 (S3). It is assumed that this building had a military function, but this is not obvious from the aerial photographs.
S. Massey (NMP), 29 September 2005.
May 2014.
Pillbox extant, and more than half buried by sand.
D. Gurney (HES), 16 May 2014.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF12455 Aerial Photograph: TG 4426F.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57918 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 4326/24 (MSO 31012 2A/BR14/2 3622) 16-AUG-1940.
- <S2> SNF57919 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 4426/17 (MSO 31022 26/BR14/1 4838) 19-SEP-1940.
- <S3> SNF57920 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5101-2 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF57908 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2002. EA 040 AF/02C/339 6999-7000 22-JUL-2002 (EA).
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Record last edited
May 16 2014 4:00PM