Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32497 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The site of a possible Second World War pillbox |
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Summary
The possible foundations of a Second World War pillbox are seen on aerial photographs. It is suggested that the foundations may have related to a type 22 pillbox dating to around 1940 which use to stand in the middle of a crossroads.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1533 2781 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NE |
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| Parish: | OULTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Hexagonal foundations, possibly of a type 22 pill box, dating to around 1940. Stood in middle of crossroads, now destroyed.
Survey No. G3-2.
Information from member of the public [1].
See record form in file.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
March 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The possible foundations of a former Second World War pillbox (see above) are seen on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The possible foundations can be seen faintly on the 1946 (S1) and 1968 (S2) aerial photographs. The possible foundations have been removed by 1999 (S3).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 07 March 2022.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1428 RS 4313-4314 16-APR-1946. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/68149 V 006-007 02-JUN-1968. |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JAN-1999 Accessed 23-FEB-2022. |
Related records
| 7364 | Part of: Oulton Second World War Airfield (Monument) |
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