NHER 32170 (Monument record) - World War Two type 22 pillbox, above railway station
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pillbox; north of railway, east of station.
From photograph in (S1) this seems to be of concrete, possibly rectangular or else half-polygonal, with door to south and slit to east.
Marked on 1:2500 OS map.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 January 1997.
August 1995. Defensive Structures Survey.
This is a common World War Two type 22 pillbox above the railway station.
Concrete outside, brick skin inside.
Survey no. Q3-4.
Information from [1].
See (S2) and (S3) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
December 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The pillbox described above is visible on aerial photographs (S4-S5), along with two others to the east (NHER 54526 and 54527), presumably positioned to defend the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford railway.
E. Bales (NMP), 18 Oct 2010.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF7513 Monograph: Osborne, D.. 1996. Thetford: A Century Remembered. From 1900 to the present day.. p 44.
- <S2> SNF70516 Unpublished Document: Kent, P.. 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S3> SNF51723 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1995. KHK 4.
- <S4> SNF79477 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/UK/59 5203-4 05-FEB-1946 (NHER TL 8683A-B).
- <S5> SNF79315 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1957. BKS 517452-3 XX-APR-1957 (NCC).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 7 2011 4:27PM