NHER 32643 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LESSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Common 1940 type 22 pill box in dunes 100m northwest of North Gap.
Split by subsistence.
See (S1).
D.Walker (NLA, July 1996.
The central grid reference for this site has been altered from TG 4120 2895 to TG 4122 2892.
April 2005. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two type 22 pillbox, located in the dunes to the northwest of North Gap, Eccles-on-Sea, is visible on aerial photographs (S2). The site is centred on TG 4122 2892. The pillbox is located to the west of another possible gun emplacement and site of guns during 1940, see NHER 27336 for details, and a group of anti-tank cubes and possible military huts are positioned to the east (NHER 27324).
S. Massey (NMP), 18 April 2005.
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 20), Context 586:
A Second World War period type 22 pillbox at TG 41227 28927 was monitored. It was located just behind the modern sea wall and was mostly concealed by sand dunes.
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 26 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF55856 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 3097-8 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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 21 2019 8:36AM