Record Details

NHER Number:28843
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War One pillbox

Summary

A rare example of a World War One circular concrete pillbox, dating to about 1916.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 2963 3133
Map Sheet:TG23SE
Parish:NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Pillbox: circular, concrete.
See (S1) which 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, of about 1916/18. Covers bridge at Little London.
Survey No. G2-13.
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 22-23, 26-27.
---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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