NHER 28842 (Monument record) - World War One pillbox
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE MARKET, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pillbox: concrete, circular.
Information received which states that this structure dates from World War One. [1]
E. Rose (NLA), 3 March 1992.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Rare World War I pillbox. Around 1916 to 1918. Situated opposite Gunton Hall Lodge.
Survey No. G2-2.
Comp. D.Walker (NLA) July 1996.
March 2004, Norfolk NMP
NMP mapping has led to the alteration of the centre grid reference for the site from TG 2410 3538 to TG 2412 3539.
The circular pillbox described above and believed to date to World War One is visible on aerial photographs (S2-3). It lies 45m to the north-east of a second pillbox which is likely to have been contemporary (NHER 16794). Both structures may have been sited to guard the road junction between them.
(S2-3)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 2 March 2004
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF4584 Article in Serial: Bird, C.. 1991. The Fixed Defences of North and East Norfolk in the Two World Wars.. NIAS Journal. Vol 5 No1, pp 3-34. pp 3-34.
- --- SNF51840 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 16-17.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF53215 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1968. OS/68083 054-5 25-APR-1968 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF53216 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL 65032 124-5 26-APR-1965.
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Record last edited
Mar 5 2021 10:17AM