Record Details
NHER Number: | 18109 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War Two spigot mortar base |
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Summary
The concrete base of an anti tank mortar emplacement, with a steel pin in the top for mounting the weapon itself. Built in about 1940, it was part of the anti invasion defences of the time.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 1164 4184 |
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Map Sheet: | TG14SW |
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Parish: | WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1982. Visited.
Mortar spigot.
In south side railway embankment, excavated in restoring line May 1982.
Concrete pillar with domed top and iron pole projecting.
Damage to side reveals construction around iron frame.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 May 1982.
June 1995. Still in place.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 June 1995.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common spigot mortar gun emplacement, date 1940. Situated on south side of railway embankment.
Survey No. D2-43.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
February 1999.
Still Extant.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 March 1999.
May 2004. Norfolk NMP.
The spigot mortar emplacement was not visible on aerial photographs and therefore could not be mapped as part of the Norfolk NMP.
S. Massey (NMP), 28 May 2004.
Monument Types
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Hidden assets. 21 October. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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