NHER 30783 (Monument record) - Second World War pillbox associated with Docking Airfield (NHER 13551)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pillbox, standard type, brick shuttering.
Former airfield site (NHER 13551).
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 1994.
September 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project.
The Second World War Type 22 pillbox described above is visible on aerial photographs (S2) and is depicted by modern Ordnance Survey mapping (S3). It was part of the defences for Docking Airfield (NHER 13551). It is presumed to still survive but is obscured by vegetation on more recent aerial photography.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25 September 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF51816 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHE 31.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF54383 Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Infoterra Ltd & Bluesky APGB imagery TF7839 25-JUN-1999.
- <S3> SNF54467 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2004. MasterMap.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2025 11:56AM