NHER 32633 (Monument record) - Site of a World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALCOTT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Former Civil Parish | xHAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Fairly common 1940 type 22c pillbox facing northeast.
Information from member of the public [1]. See record form (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
September 2004. Norfolk NMP.
An extant World War Two type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs ((S2) to (S4)). The grid reference for this pillbox has been amended form TG 3683 3165 to TG 3683 3166. It forms part of the defences associated with Happisburgh radar station (NHER 14147). It was in place by August 1940 (S3).
J. Albone (NMP), 13 September 2004.
May 2010. Aerial photograph.
Google Earth aerial imagery from September 2006 shows that this pillbox had been demolished by that date (S5).
J. Albone (NLA), 14 May 2010.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF54372 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1099-1101 09-JUL-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 3630B / TG 3730C).
- <S3> SNF54373 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 3731/12 (MSO 31015 2A/BR14/5 3636) 16-AUG-1940.
- <S4> SNF54336 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2002. EA 040 AF/02C/339 6980-1 22-JUL-2002 (EA).
- <S5> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 10-SEP-2006 Accessed 14-MAY-2010.
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Record last edited
Dec 30 2025 5:52PM