Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32708 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Unique World War Two defence post |
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Summary
This unique World War Two defence post was made of two layers of sandbags with the gaps between them filled with concrete. Steel rods held the sand bags in place. The sandbags have now disintegrated but the concrete and steel rods are intact.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 9886 8664 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL98NE |
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| Parish: | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Unique World War Two Defence Post, formed of two layers of sandbags with the interval filled with concrete. Sandbags have disintegrated but concrete and steel rods are intact. Stands in private conservation area between rivers.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) August 1996.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
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