NHER 13430 (Monument record) - World War Two tank trap
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NARFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | EAST WALTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Metal tank trap on this bridge.
Location information from (S1).
In 1973 the Department of Environment recommended that it be scheduled because of rarity of metal traps surviving.
E. Rose (NAU).
Scheduling not carried through because 'only strategic route traps' are scheduled.
Photograph in (S2).
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Extremely rare anti tank rails on west side of bridge. Set of steel rails formed into tank trap. Survey No. J2-11.
See (S3) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
April 2001. Visit.
Still in position.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 April 2001.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8616 Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes: a study of UK defences, 1940.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF94190 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Records / Pastscape.
- <S3> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2025 8:29AM