NHER 17111 (Monument record) - World War One pillbox

1981.
Pillbox.
Very small and round - unusual.
A. Lawson (NAU) 10 March 1981.

Noted by Pillbox Survey as having gunports of varying heights. Illustration in (S1: p2).
(S2) states that this structure dates from World War One.

See record form in file by [1], who adds:
Quite rare World War One pillbox, date 1916/18.
Survey No. D3-8.
D.Walker (NLA) July 1996.

Local interest in and care for the pillbox has resulted in some repair work to the concrete and metal shutters, and there is enthusiasm for designation (S4).
D. Gurney (HES), 02 February 2012.


Norfolk NMP. August 2003.
A World War One circular pillbox can clearly be seen next to the road on Ordnance Survey 1994 aerial photographs (S3). The structure was previously recorded by the Norfolk defensive structures survey (D3-8) and noted to be quite rare, dating to 1916-1918. Built of individual concrete blocks and with gunports of varying heights. Interior and exterior photographs of this pillbox can be found in (S1).
(S2-3).
H. Clare (NMP) 7 August 2003.