NHER 32418 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

A concrete World War Two pillbox, associated with another nearby pillbox, NHER 12654. Aerial photographs taken in 1945 show the two pillboxes surrounded by a barbed wire enclosure, NHER 27855.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF84SE
Civil Parish HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Quite rare type 20/2 pill box (date 1940). Situated to west of road and north of old railway.
Survey No. C3-4.
Information from [1]. See (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.

1945. RAF air photography.
Shows pillbox, paired with NHER 12654 and both within a barbed wire enclosure.
See NMP plot in file.
A. Miller (Suffolk CC NMP).
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 February 2002.

2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site visited and considered as part of archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
Good condition. On grass verge next to Lady Ann's Drive.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015.

March 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The barbed wire defences associated with this pillbox are now recorded as NHER 27855.
M. Brennand (NMP), 31 March 2002.

  • --- Map: NMP Plot.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/374 Frames 4063-4 (NMR).
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532.

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2015 11:54AM

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