NHER 23515 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox and spigot mortar emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Post medieval defensive structure.
Large subrectangular pill box, of concrete, now apparently in use for something as locked up.
Mortar spigot adjacent.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) April 1987.
The mortar spigot is Survey No. B2-8.
Information from [1].
See (S1) in file.
D.Walker (NLA) July 1996.
See (S1) in file by source [1], who adds:
1940 anti tank emplacement consisting of 2 type 28 blockhouses (NHER 23515), spigot mortar gun emplacement and antitank blocks to northwest.
Survey No. B2-7.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
9 October 1999. No change.
Pillbox and spigot mortar base in very good condition, the former still secured by a metal locked door, grilles on the smaller loopholes and the main loophole infilled with concrete.
D. Gurney (NLA) 11 October 1999.
March 2002. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two Type 28 pillbox plotted from aerial photographs (S2), measuring approximately 8m square, located at TF 6635 3684. To the immediate south of this at TF 6636 3683 is a spigot mortar base. These features are associated with the anti tank roadblock to the northwest (SMR 32385) and a second Type 28 bill box 150m to the south (NHER 23516).
S. Massey (NMP), 14 March 2002.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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> SNF10386 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944-1950. Norfolk Air Photo Library: RAF National Air Survey Vertical Collection. TF6636/B, TF6735/B; 07-JUN-1946 (RAF/106G/UK/1571 4307-4308).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
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Record last edited
May 15 2025 4:25PM