NHER 51019 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two pillbox in Holme Dunes

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Summary

A square structure, probably a World War Two pillbox, is visible on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF74SW
Civil Parish HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

THIS STRUCTURE WAS FORMERLY RECORDED UNDER NHER 26747.

January 2001. NMP.
A square structure is visible on the 1945 and 1952 aerial photographs (S1 and S2). It is probably a pillbox, and may well have been intended to make sure the east ends of the defensive earthwork banks (recorded under NHER 26747) were defended.
A. Hunt (NMP), 18 January 2001.
Updated H. Hamilton (HES), 12 March 2015.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK 369 Frames 4276-4277 8-JUN-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1952. RAF 58/844 Frames 5253-5255 21-MAR-1952 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2015 12:37PM

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