NHER 30779 (Monument record) - Second World War Norcon pillbox

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Summary

A very rare example of a Second World War Norcon pillbox survives as an extant structure and has been recorded on the ground. This is one of five such structures now identified in Docking, which is one of only two places in the county where pillboxes of this type are known to have been erected (see NHERs 30778, 57853, 58229 and 65268 for details of the other Docking examples). Docking was a category ‘A’ nodal point during the war (NHER 69317), and various anti-invasion defences were constructed at strategic locations around the village. This particular pillbox stands within Docking Park (NHER 30502).

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Map sheet TF73NE
Civil Parish DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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'Norcon' concrete circular pillbox, very rare.
On north side of Hall yet faces south.
Good condition.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 1994.

This is one of five Norcon pillboxes now recorded in Docking. The others are located at TF 7681 368 (NHER 30778), TF 7677 3695 (NHER 57853), TF 7636 3701 (NHER 58229) and TF 7646 3709 (NHER 65268). These are a significant group, Docking being one of only two locations in the county where this type of structure is known to have been present (the other being a group of coastal defences in the vicinity of Kelling and Weybourne – see NHER 24185).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 January 2022.

September 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project.
The Second World War Norcon pillbox described above was not identified on the consulted sources.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8 September 2025.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

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Oct 13 2025 10:54AM

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