Record Details
NHER Number: | 32412 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War Two spigot mortar emplacement at Egmere |
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Summary
This World War Two spigot mortar emplacement was built in 1940. It stands around 5m behind a pillbox (NHER 32411). The pin used to hold the gun in place has gone rusty. This is unusual because these were normally made of stainless steel.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TF 9084 3750 |
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Map Sheet: | TF93NW |
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Parish: | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Common 1940 spigot mortar gun emplacement situated 5m behind pill box E2-3 (NHER 19720). Unusually has rusty pintel.
See (S1).
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.
Monument Types
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
--- | Photograph: Kent, P.. 1995. KHH 11A. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
<S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
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