Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30801 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two pillbox and gun emplacement |
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Summary
A World War Two probable gun emplacement is visible on an aerial photograph in 1946, as well as a pillbox, which is still standing.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7783 2178 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF72SE |
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| Parish: | GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pillbox, standard polygonal, brick shuttered. Faces west.
Information from [1].
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 1994.
March 1946.
RAF air photograph shows 2 double cell, probable gun emplacements to east of pillbox, which is at south edge of pit.
South gun emplacement is larger.
B. Cushion (NLA) 21 July 1998.
Monument Types
- SITE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 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
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHE 28-29. |
| --- | 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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