Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32539 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of World War Two pillbox |
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Summary
This was the location of a type 24 pillbox. This is a relatively rare type, and it would have been constructed around 1940. By the early 1990's the anti-ricochet wall has been removed and it was in use as a shed. However, by 2021 the pillbox had been demolished.
Images - none
Location
Full description
Quite rare type 24 pill box in garden of 2 Church Close. Used as tool shed. Anti-ricochet wall removed. Date 1940.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
January 2021. Report from member of the public [1].
This pillbox was visible from public footpaths in the area. It has been reported that this rare pillbox has been demolished.
H. Hamilton (HES), 13 January 2021.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHD 7-10. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
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