Record Details

NHER Number:32545
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War Two Picket Hamilton fort at Norwich airport

Summary

A World War Two Picket Hamilton fort, one of three at Norwich airport (NHER 8137), formerly Horsham St Faith RAF station. It is a rare survival.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 2204 1345
Map Sheet:TG21SW
Parish:NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full description

Rare 1940 Picket Hamilton pillbox.
Survey No. M1-7. Information from [1]. See record form (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.

See NHER 32544 and 32545.

Monument Types

  • PICKETT HAMILTON FORT (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>Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.

Related records

8137Part of: Horsham St Faith airfield (Norwich Airport) (Monument)

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