NHER 29635 (Structure record) - World War Two Type 22 pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Winter 1992/1993. Fieldwalking by [1].
Pill box, polygonal.
E. Rose (NLA) 6 April 1993.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common World War Two Type 22 pillbox set low in hedgerow facing southeast.
Survey No. K1-2.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
November 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The pillbox described above is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3) and has been mapped by the Norfolk National Mapping Programme. It may have been placed to defend some World War Two structures sited approximately 100m to the west (NHER 57479) along with another site approximately 325m to the southwest (NHER 57476), both of which are likely to be related to Snetterton airfield (NHER 9068).
E. Ford (NMP), 29 November 2012.
March 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The Second World War pillbox (see above) is visible on aerial photographs form 1999 (S4). The pillbox appears to be covered by vegetation on recent aerial photographs (such as S5), but likely still survives as an upstanding structure.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 02 March 2026
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF86347 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC 276 5040 18-APR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF86320 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1707 3106-7 29-AUG-1946 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF86330 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/1938 4061-2 18-JAN-1947 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. XX-XXX-1999 Accessed 02-MAR-2026.
- <S5> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-APR-2025 Accessed 02-MAR-2026.
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2026 11:04AM