Record Details
NHER Number: | 24539 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War Two pillbox |
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Summary
In 1996 a common World War Two 1940 type 22 pillbox was present on this site. It was noted that the structure had no anti-ricochet wall inside.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TF 8161 0955 |
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Map Sheet: | TF80NW |
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Parish: | SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pill box, polygonal, brick faced, in field by hedge north of Bears Lane. [1].
Press cutting (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 June 1988.
See record form in file by source [2], who adds:
Common, 1940 type 22 pillbox. No anti-ricochet wall inside.
Survey No. K3-3 (S2) .
Compiled by D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two to 21st Century - 1940 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
<S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Mayor's bid to preserve a pillbox. 18 January. |
<S2> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
Related records - none
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