NHER 31023 (Structure record) - World War Two pillbox in Oak Wood
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
In edge of wood.
Pillbox, type 20 (brick single chamber, three walls flat, fourth with half-polygonal projection; blast wall to door in flat side).
E. Rose (NLA), 3 February 1995.
Quite rare type 20A pillbox, date 1940.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
June 2003. Norfolk NMP.
Structure not visible on any available aerial photographs, therefore not mapped as part of NMP project. See NHER 38264 for further details of World War Two military activity within Oak Woods.
S. Massey (NMP), 24 June 2003.
January 2007. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Pill box noted (Oak Wood Site 1).
See report (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2015.
2010. Building Survey.
Survey of pill boxes in Oak Wood by National Trust volunteer surveyor.
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF51836 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 0-6.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF70076 Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2008. Sheringham Park. Ancient Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor.
- <S3> SNF83686 Unpublished Report: MacKinlay, T. A. 2010. Survey and report on World War 2 Pill boxes in Oak Wood.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 12 2024 5:08PM