NHER 32416 (Structure record) - Extant World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Common World War Two type 22 pill box situated in hedge facing north.
All brick facing gone.
Information from [1].
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
October 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A Second Word War type 22 pillbox is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs form 1946 (S2-S3). The pillbox is obscured by vegetation on recent (2017) aerial photographs (S4) but is visible as an extent structure on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 (S5).
The monument polygon has been updated to the extend of the feature as seen on S2.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 04 October 2023.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1427 RS 4470-4471 16-APR-1946.
- <S3> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1606 RP 3292-3293 27-JUN-1946.
- <S4> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF8711 06-AUG-2017.
- <S5> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81SE DTM 1m 17-NOV-2017 TO 24-NOV-2017.
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 3:53PM