NHER 32580 (Monument record) - World War Two spigot mortar emplacement at Wayford Bridge

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Summary

A World War Two spigot mortar emplacement has been recorded as a structure and earthwork on the southwest side of Wayford Bridge. The pedestal has been identified on the ground and the emplacement may also be visible on aerial photographs. The site forms part of a larger group of World War Two anti-invasion defences surrounding the bridge, which as a river crossing was clearly a location of strategic importance.

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Map sheet TG32SW
Civil Parish SMALLBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Common 1940 spigot mortar gun emplacement. May now be in water.
Survey No. H2-18. See record form in file by source [1].
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.

May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
NMP mapping has led to the alteration of the central grid reference of the site from TG 3483 2477 to TG 3483 2479.

A World War Two spigot mortar emplacement, indicated by the surviving pedestal described above, may be visible as an earthwork and structure on aerial photographs (S1), although it is difficult to tell for certain whether this really is the military structure referred to.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 23 May 2007.

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  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1972. MAL 65032 173-5 26-APR-1972.

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2007 3:57PM

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