NHER 17017 (Monument record) - World War One pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box. Opposite Bacton Wood Mill.
Unusual half-oval shape with rounded side to road by bridge. Concrete blocks.
First information from Pillbox Survey.
Accurate location by E. Rose, (NAU), 4 February 1981.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Unique World War I (type WIX) pillbox, made of concrete blocks.
Date 1916/18.
Survey No. H1-2.
D.Walker (NLA), August 1996.
September 2004. Norfolk NMP.
An extant World War One pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S2). The grid reference for this pillbox has been corrected from TG300306 to TG30013062.
(S2)
J. Albone (NMP), 30 September 2004
Is this the “polygonal pillbox disguised as a barn” mentioned in NIAS records, without any other details, for Spa Common? No other such site is known there.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 June 2007.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2011 12:57PM