NHER 43305 (Monument record) - Site of possible World War Two pillbox south of Boundary Road, Southtown
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A possible World War Two pillbox is visible as an extant structure, and subsequently the impression left by its demolition or removal, on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 5201 0601. The small circular or polygonal structure has been mapped by the NMP as stonework but could have been built of less substantial material. It is not clearly visible, but its general character, its location, the fact that it is not depicted on the consulted historic maps (for example (S4)) and that it was removed before August 1945 (S3) suggests that it was a World War Two defence, probably a pillbox. More recent aerial photographs and modern mapping indicate that the site is now occupied by an industrial park and there is no evidence that any element of the World War Two structure still survives.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 8 March 2006.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF61687 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/698 4065-6 08-APR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF57636 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 3029-30 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF61690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5092-3 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF57707 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25" (1902-7) Sheet LXXVIII. 7.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 8 2010 11:22AM