Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32511 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a World War Two pillbox |
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Summary
In 1994 the ruins of a World War Two pillbox were seen on Sheringham Beach. They were not visible in 2004 when the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey visited the beach.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1437 4353 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SW |
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| Parish: | SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Ruins of common type 22 pill box (1940). Situated 100m east of old lifeboat house.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 13).
No evidence for the pillbox was recorded on the beach.
Report (S2) erroneously lists this site as part of Context 366, which is a separate site (NHER 38622) to the south.
D. Robertson (NLA), 21 December 2005.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 30. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: NAU. 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Context Sheet. for NHER 38622. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045. |
Related records
| 21297 | Related to: Site of a World War Two emergency coastal battery and underground headquarters (Monument) |
| 38615 | Related to: Site of World War Two coastal defences (Monument) |
| 38622 | Related to: World War Two coastal defence and military training features (Monument) |