NHER 17497 (Monument record) - World War Two Type 22 pillbox

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Summary

A World War Two Type 22 pillbox survives in a hedgeline to the south of Loddon. It has been recorded on the ground, is visible on aerial photographs, and is depicted by modern Ordnance Survey maps. Its loopholes are of an unusual form.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NE
Civil Parish LODDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Pill box.
Hexagonal, concrete, in hedge on hilltop (now by bypass).
Information from Pillbox Survey.
Checked by E. Rose (NAU) 20 August 1981.

See (S1) in file by source [1], who adds:
Common World War Two type 22 pillbox standing on crest of hill to north of bypass facing east. Unusual loopholes and brick interior.
Survey No. S2-2.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.

July 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two Type 22 pillbox described above is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (S2)-(S3), centred at TM 3636 9779. It is also depicted by modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 19 July 2007.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/930 4071-2 16-OCT-1945 (NMR).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1968. MAL 68007 049-50 24-FEB-1968 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2023 2:06PM

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