NHER 17379 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box.
Hexagonal, concrete.
First noted by Pillbox Survey.
Confirmed by E. Rose (NAU) 27 June 1981.
Still extant 28 April 2000.
E. Rose (NAU).
October 2005. Norfolk NMP.
An extant World War Two pillbox is visible on contemporary and later aerial photographs (S1-S2). This pillbox is located at TG 46055 12125 overlooking a road junction 270m to the south of Thrigby church. The earliest available aerial photographs showing this hexagonal pillbox date to 1946 (S1) but it is likely that it was constructed in about 1940. It was not recorded as part of the Defence of Britain project but is listed as a type 22 pillbox in (S3).
J. Albone (NMP), 04 October 2005
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58069 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5027-8 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 4512A / TG 4612A).
- <S2> SNF58070 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82080 034-5 05-MAY-1982.
- <S3> SNF52091 Monograph: Bird, C.. 1999. Silent sentinels: the story of Norfolk's fixed defences during the twentieth century.. p 78.
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2016 11:51AM