Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32397 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Allan Williams turret |
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Summary
A rare example of an Allan Williams turret, from World War Two.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7973 0439 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF70SE |
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| Parish: | COCKLEY CLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Rare Alan Williams Turret, complete except for doors.
Stood in old woodline.
Base exposed by digging.
Date 1940.
Survey No. J4-7.
See (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
October 2008. Correspondence.
Following a site visit it is reported that the turret is complete but the base and entrance are in poor condition but the top hatch cover is still present.
See (S2) for further information.
S. Howard (NLA), 13 January 2010.
Monument Types
- ALLAN WILLIAMS TURRET (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
| <S2> | Correspondence: Osborne, M.. 2008. Allan Williams Turrets in Norfolk.. 24 October 2008. |
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