NHER 17019 (Monument record) - World War Two Type 22 pillbox, northwest of Briggate Bridge

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Summary

A World War Two Type 22 pillbox survives as an extant structure at a former railway crossing near Briggate Bridge. It is visible on aerial photographs and is also depicted by modern Ordnance Survey mapping. It would have formed part of the line of defences established along the River Ant during World War Two. It is one of a number of defences in the vicinity, overlooking the road and rail crossings over the Ant to the east which were regarded as important strategic locations.

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Map sheet	TG32NW
Civil Parish	WORSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pill box.
Brick, polygonal.
Original information from Pillbox Survey.
Accurate location by E. Rose (NAU), 4 February 1981.

See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common 1940, type 22 pillbox.
Survey No. H2-6 (S1).
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.

November 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two Type 22 pillbox described above is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (S2)-(S4), centred at TG 3128 2759. It is also depicted by modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping. It would have formed part of the line of defences that was erected along the River Ant stop line. It is one of a number of such structures at Briggate, clustered around the road and rail crossings over the Ant; for example, a rail block was located 190m to the east (NHER 39999), while a second Type 22 pillbox lies 285m to the southeast (NHER 21553).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 23 November 2006.

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> SNF65845 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 4334-5 16-APR-1946 (NMR).
<S3> SNF65847 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72111 093-4 02-MAY-1972.
<S4> SNF65846 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 3081-2 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 3028B, TG 3128A).

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2021 10:27AM