NHER 62734 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THURSFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 1990's. Defensive Structures Survey. E2-18.
A pillbox, possibly type 24, was located here in 1940 or 1941 and was demolished sometime prior to the date of this survey.
Local informants stated that the pillbox took a week to remove.
The pillbox would have formed part of a ring of defences around this crossroads which included a ring of anti-tank obstacles (NHER 30787), a second pillbox (NHER 62733), a spigot mortar emplacement (NHER 62736), a gun emplacement (NHER 30788), and a Home Guard shelter (NHER 62735).
Information from Survey Form (S1).
A sketch map of the location of this structure can be found on survey form E2-17 for NHER 32415.
This pillbox was previously recorded under NHER 30787.
Compiled by D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
Updated H. Hamilton (HES), 03 May 2018.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (5)
- All Groups: NHER 62736 - Related to: Site of World War Two spigot mortar emplacement (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 30787 - Related to: World War Two Anti Tank Obstacles (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 30788 - Related to: World War Two gun emplacement (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 62735 - Related to: World War Two Home Guard shelter (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 62733 - Related to: World War Two pillbox (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 18 2020 10:32AM