NHER 32626 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Quite common 1940/41 type 24 pill box in hedgerow facing west.
Steel rods in roof for securing camouflage.
Survey No. H1-12.
Information from [1]. See record form in file.
D.Walker (NLA) August 1996.
November 2004. Norfolk NMP.
An extant polygonal World War Two pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S3-6). This pillbox is located at TG 3388 3418. It is not present on aerial photographs dating from 16 August 1940 (S6), but had been constructed by 30 July 1941 (S3). Associated barbed wire defences and weapons pits are recorded as NHER 38985.
(S3-6)
J. Albone (NMP), 29 November 2004
Associated Sources (6)
- <S1> SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S2> SNF51769 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1995. KHH 18A - 19A.
- <S3> SNF54872 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF S/358 14-5 30-JUL-1941 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF54866 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 540/1013 0010-11 04-FEB-1953 (Norfolk SMR TG 3434E-F).
- <S5> SNF54873 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2002. EA 040 AF/02C/339 6971-2 22-JUL-2002 (EA).
- <S6> SNF54874 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 3434/2 (MSO 31015 2A/BR14/5 3650) 16-AUG-1940.
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2012 6:03PM