NHER 16971 (Monument record) - World War Two heavy machine gun pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Pillbox. Square, of brick with concrete roof. First reported by Pillbox Survey.
Accurately located by E. Rose (NAU), 14 January 1981.
See record form (S1) in file by source [1], who adds: Very rare 1940 heavy machine gun post (type HMG/3).
D. Walker (NLA) August 1996.
September 2004. Norfolk NMP.
An extant World War Two pillbox is visible on aerial photographs ((S2) to (S3)). The exact location of this pillbox is TG 38005 31255. This structure is not square, but has at least one angled corner on its northwest side. Its position in the hedgerow means that it is not visible on World War Two aerial photographs, although a curve in the surrounding barbed wire (recorded as part of NHER 38786) confirms its presence. See also other adjacent World War Two defences (NHER 38786 and 38784).
J. Albone (NMP), 8 September 2004.
December 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Land-based survey; Area A49, Context 1:
The pillbox was monitored. It is built into a field boundary bank.
See assessment report (S4) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
D. Robertson (NLA), 17 February 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2019.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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> SNF12396 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1983. NHER TG 3731A-C (NLA 131/ASP16-18) 15-APR-1983.
- <S3> SNF54003 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2002. EA 040 AF/02C/339 6982-3 22-JUL-2002 (EA).
- <S4> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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. p 132; Fig 59.
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2019 12:19AM