NHER 32378 (Monument record) - World War Two tank trap
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Common, 1940 anti-tank blocks situated on either side of railway track. Possibly now demolished.
Survey No. J1-1.
See (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
July 2003. NMP.
This grid reference places the anti-tank blocks 40m to the west of the railway line, not on it. It is not clear where the information from this record actually derived from, and whether the structures were actually seen in the field. It is interesting to note that there is no sign of the anti-tank blocks on 1961 Meridian Airmaps aerial photographs, although there is a pillbox (NHER 38296) standing to the north-east, which has not been previously recorded.
The anti-tank blocks may have been part of a crossing barrier, guarded by the pillbox, which might in turn suggest that they were originally within the vicinity of TF 6273 1886.
M. Brennand (NMP), 14 July 2003.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. MAL/61486 93412-93413 25-JUL-1961.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
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Record last edited
Mar 27 2025 4:19PM