Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32704 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two pillbox and site of searchlight battery and possible gun emplacement |
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Summary
A ruined World War Two pillbox close to Shepherd's Plantation. 1946 aerial photography shows that at the time, a searchlight battery and a possible gun emplacement stood in the same area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8835 9753 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL89NE |
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| Parish: | TOTTINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
World War Two pillbox of unknown type, ruined, close to Shepherd's Plantation. Needs to be checked. Survey Number Q1-10.
Information from [1]. See record form in file.
D.Walker (NLA), August 1996.
July 1946.
RAF air photograph shows searchlight battery in vicinity of pillbox which is not readily identified. Three conjoined circular structures with one of similar size to northeast and other smaller structures which may in part be gun emplacements.
B.Cushion (NLA), 22 October 1998.
Monument Types
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TL 89/TL 8897/B. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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