NHER 18917 (Monument record) - Site of World War pillbox

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Summary

This is the site of a World War Two pillbox.

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  • None recorded

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Map sheet TG22SE
Civil Parish COLTISHALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Edge of airfield.
Defensive position.
Includes brick polygonal pill box at junction of lanes and ruins of another to northeast.
Brick buildings and concrete enclosures.
First noted by Pillbox Survey.
Being demolished at time of visit.
E. Rose (NAU) 14 March 1983.

See (S1) which adds:
Common type 22A pillbox with odd curved A/R wall with passage under straight section.
Traces of camoflage paint on curved face.
Date about 1940.
Survey No. G4-8.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.

  • --- Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 11.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

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Record last edited

Oct 22 2025 11:12AM

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