Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32556 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War One pillbox |
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Summary
A rare World War One pillbox, dated to between 1916 and 1918 and hidden in a hedge behind NHER 32557, was recorded at this site in 1996.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2716 3340 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG23SE |
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| Parish: | SWAFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Rare World War One pill box hidden in hedge behind NHER 32557.
Dated to around 1916 to 18.
Survey No. G2-5, (S1). [1]
See record form in file.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
June 2014.
Almost invisible and hard to find in dense undergrowth, and half-filled with soil at the entrance.
D. Gurney (HES), 18 June 2014.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War One - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 19. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
Related records - none
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