NHER 32543 (Monument record) - World War Two Picket Hamilton fort at Norwich airport

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Summary

A World War Two Picket Hamilton fort, one of three at Norwich airport (NHER 8137), formerly Horsham St Faith RAF station. It is a rare survival.

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Map sheet TG21SW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Rare 1940 Picket Hamilton retractable pillbox. Survey No. M1-6.
Information from [1]. See record form (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.

See NHER 32544 and 32545.

October 2012. One of the three pillboxes 32543-5 has been removed from the airport (due to a Civil Aviation Authority directive of some kind) and is now above ground at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum. The Museum hopes to restore it. Of the three, it is believed to be the pillbox 32543.
D. Gurney (HES), 17 October 2012.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

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Record last edited

Sep 1 2025 11:10AM

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