Record Details
NHER Number: | 24107 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War One pillbox |
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Summary
A rare example of a World War One circular concrete pillbox, dating to about 1916.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 2967 3131 |
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Map Sheet: | TG23SE |
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Parish: | NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pill box. Concrete, circular. On bend in road above bridge.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 October 1987.
(S1) states that this structure dates from World War I.
See record form in file by source [1], who adds:
Rare World War I (WIA) pillbox, from about 1916/18.
Survey No. G2-12.
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War One - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 24-25. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
<S1> | Article in Serial: Bird, C.. 1991. The Fixed Defences of North and East Norfolk in the Two World Wars.. NIAS Journal. Vol 5 No1, pp 3-34. pp 3-34. |
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