Record Details
| NHER Number: | 14610 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two pillbox with Royal Observer Corps lookout post |
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Summary
Field survey in 1996 confirmed the presence of an World War Two octagonal brick pillbox on this site, with a Royal Observer Corps lookout post situated on top, a very unusual combination.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 5329 1568 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51NW |
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| Parish: | TERRINGTON ST JOHN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pill box; octagonal, brick; on top an Royal Observer Corps lookout post also in brick; very unusual combination.
Seen E. Rose (NAU), 27 February 1979.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Common 1940 type 22 pillbox with Royal Observer Corps lookout post on top.
Survey No. I1-3.
See record from in file (S1).
Compiled by D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two to 21st Century - 1939 AD? to 2100 AD)
- ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Cold War to 21st Century - 1945 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | 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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