Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32378 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two tank trap |
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Summary
World War Two anti-tank blocks on either side of the railway track.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6267 1874 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Common, 1940 anti-tank blocks situated on either side of railway track. Possibly now demolished.
Survey No. J1-1.
See (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
July 2003. NMP.
This grid reference places the anti-tank blocks 40m to the west of the railway line, not on it. It is not clear where the information from this record actually derived from, and whether the structures were actually seen in the field. It is interesting to note that there is no sign of the anti-tank blocks on 1961 Meridian Airmaps aerial photographs, although there is a pillbox (NHER 38296) standing to the north-east, which has not been previously recorded.
The anti-tank blocks may have been part of a crossing barrier, guarded by the pillbox, which might in turn suggest that they were originally within the vicinity of TF 6273 1886.
M. Brennand (NMP), 14 July 2003.
Monument Types
- ANTI TANK BLOCK (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- TANK TRAP (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1961. MAL 61486 93412-3 25-JUL-1961. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
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