NHER 32423 (Monument record) - Rare World War Two Pillbox

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Summary

This very rare PBX U/F roofless and pentagonal pillbox, one of only twenty in the county, is now partially buried. It may originally have had a camouflage mound.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF90SW
Civil Parish	WATTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Very rare World War Two type PBX U/F pillbox, just inside fence of RAF establishment. Thin walls (250mm) and roofless.
Survey No. K4-2.
Information from [1].
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) August 1996.

29 September 1999. Site visit.
Ground plan of pillbox revised.
See sketch and notes in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 29 September 1999.

1 November 1999. Site visit.
See report in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 2 November 1999.

29 April 2015. Site visit.
Site being developed for housing (Bennett Homes"The Signals").
Pillbox extant, overgrown and fenced off.
D. Gurney (HES), 29 April 2015.

28 November 2016.
No change.
D. Gurney (HES), 28 November 2016.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF54383 Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Watton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2025 9:13AM