Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11747 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two hexagonal pillbox and possible gun emplacment |
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Summary
A hexagonal pill box, constructed of concrete blocks with a door to the east is present on this site. An RAF air photograph shows an anti-aircraft battery to the southeast, with two small circular structures and one larger. Other smaller features may include a machine gun emplacement.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9354 2689 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF92NW |
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| Parish: | PUDDING NORTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1976. Site visit.
At junction of field boundaries northeast of old pit. Pill box.
Hexagonal, of concrete blocks, with door to east having a small loophole beside it.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 October 1976.
Record form in file. [1].
January 1946 RAF air photograph shows anti-aircraft battery to south-east of pillbox, with two small circular structures and one larger. Other smaller features may include a machine gun emplacement.
B.Cushion (NLA), 27 August 1998.
Monument Types
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF 92/TF 327/C. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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