NHER 32930 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two searchlight battery and other defensive structures
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG00NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RUNHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 1946.
RAF aerial photograph shows searchlight battery comprising group of three circular enclosures, with one larger to south, with entrance to north. Possibly three smaller circular structures - ?machine gun positions, with some zig-zag walling or trenches.
Pill box shown still exists at TG 0547 0673.
Isolated building to northeast, adjacent to road may be part of site, as concrete path leads from it to the main features.
North of road, one circular enclosure and L-shaped wall with zig-zag section.
The extant pillbox at TG 0547 0673 is now recorded separately as NHER 69491.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 October 2025.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF11962 Aerial Photograph: TG 00/TG 0606/A.
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Record last edited
Oct 4 2025 1:56AM