NHER 32718 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox and searchlight battery

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Summary

A World War Two pillbox and the earthworks of a seachlight battery are visible on aerial photographs.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TM18SW
Civil Parish	HEYWOOD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Common World War II type 22 pill box standing to north of track.
Very bad concrete.
Survey No. R4-8.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) August 1996.

Though called Dairy Farm on form in file, location plan suggests this site, which is nearer grid reference on form is possibly visible on RAF 1946 air photograph.
E. Rose (NLA) 10 April 1997.

October 1946.
RAF aerial photograph shows field to southwest of pillbox having slight remains of circular structures indicative of searchlight battery.
General location from source [2].
B. Cushion (NLA) 11 November 1998.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF47620 Aerial Photograph: RAF. Oct 1946. [unknown]. TM 18/ TM 1283/ A.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF54383 Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

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Record last edited

Jan 5 2026 10:28AM