NHER 33718 (Monument record) - World War Two spigot mortar emplacements
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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
16 July 1998. Visit. Excavated at side of pond.
Two mortar spigots, stated to have been rolled down from adjacent hillside in 1945 and buried by troops.
To be restored and displayed on site.
Seen by E. Rose (NLA).
E. Rose (NLA), 17 July 1998.
Photograph (S1) in file.
August 2001.
Now set upright at south end of pond and surrounded by flowers.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 August 2001.
September 2004. Norfolk NMP.
It is possible that these concrete bases are from two spigot mortar emplacements visible on 1946 aerial photographs 330m to the west (NHER 38783). Although it seems a long way for them to have been moved, no other spigot mortar emplacements were clearly visible closer to this location on World War Two aerial photographs.
J. Albone (NMP), 7 September 2004.
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Record last edited
Feb 7 2024 11:31AM