NHER 7449 (Monument record) - World War Two Type 24 pillbox at Wayford Bridge
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SMALLBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pillbox. Brick, polygonal, central tripillar.
Very dilapidated.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU), 14 January 1976.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
1940/41 type 24 pillbox, not common inland. Red brick shuttered.
Survey No. H2-15.
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.
May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two Type 24 pillbox described above is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 3450 2475. It is also depicted by modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping. It appears to have been sited to face towards Wayford Bridge.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 23 May 2007.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF67450 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 2089-90 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF67451 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72111 062-3 02-MAY-1972 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 22 2021 10:26AM