NHER 16804 (Structure record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG31SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box. Approximate location from Pillbox Survey.
E. Rose, (NAU) 25 November 1980.
Grid reference corrected from NAU air photograph.
E. Rose, (NAU) 3 June 1982.
Record form and photo (S1) in file by source [1], who adds: Type 22 pillbox (S2).
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 November 1996.
2001. The World War Two remains around Acle constitute a system of national importance.
See (S3).
D. Gurney (NLA), 27 December 2001.
May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The site of a World War Two type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs to the northeast of England’s Farm, Acle (S4). The site is centred on TG 3991 1115. This pillbox would have formed part of the defences of the searchlight battery (NHER 14473) to the west and Acle to the south.
S. Massey (NMP), 30 May 2007.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF89250 Newspaper Article: Great Yarmouth Mercury. 2002. Acle-A place of most resistance. 1 November.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF51806 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHG 12.
- <S2> SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S3> SNF50156 Unpublished Document: Council for British Archaeology. 2001. Defence of Britain Project: Acle (Defence Area 3)..
- <S4> SNF67792 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1990. OS/90224 074-6 31-JUL-1990 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Nov 10 2025 12:59PM