Record Details

NHER Number:41599
Type of record:Monument
Name:Remains of part of World War Two pillbox

Summary

A section of brick wall noted in 2004 lying loose on the beach is probably part of the outer skin of a World War Two pillbox.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 49036 21262
Map Sheet:TG42SE
Parish:WINTERTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 21), Context 730:
A section of brick wall, probably part of the outer skin of a Second World War pillbox, was recorded loose on the beach 15m east of the dune toe.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 26 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
  • PILLBOX? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BRICK (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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.

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