Record Details

NHER Number:27028
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War Two road block

Summary

A road block from World War Two, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 83262 43210
Map Sheet:TF84SW
Parish:BURNHAM NORTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

January 2001. Norfolk NMP.
Two roadblocks are visible as structures at TF 8325 4322 and TF 8327 4320 on 1946 aerial photography (S1). They are World War Two in date and would have acted as defence obstructions, along with the nearby anti-tank cubes (NHER 18223).
A. Hunt (Suffolk CC NMP), 31 January 2001.

Monument Types

  • ROADBLOCK (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1430 Frame 4099 16-APR-1946.

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