NHER 32511 (Monument record) - Site of a World War Two pillbox

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Summary

In 1994 the ruins of a World War Two pillbox were seen on Sheringham Beach. They were not visible in 2004 when the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey visited the beach.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG14SW
Civil Parish SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Ruins of common type 22 pill box (1940). Situated 100m east of old lifeboat house.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 13).
No evidence for the pillbox was recorded on the beach.
Report (S2) erroneously lists this site as part of Context 366, which is a separate site (NHER 38622) to the south.
D. Robertson (NLA), 21 December 2005.

  • --- Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 30.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: NAU. 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Context Sheet. for NHER 38622.
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

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Record last edited

Jul 1 2015 11:22AM

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