Record Details

NHER Number:32625
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War One pillbox

Summary

An extant circular World War One pillbox.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 3391 3361
Map Sheet:TG33SW
Parish:BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Quite rare, type WIA World War One pill box on south side of lane leading to church. Very good condition, date 1916/18.
Survey No. H1-13.
Information from [1]. See record form in file.
D.Walker (NLA) August 1996.

November 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A circular World War One pillbox is visible on 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S2). On some later aerial photographs it is covered by vegetation and is not clearly visible.
(S2)
J. Albone (NMP), 26 November 2004

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (World War One - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S2>Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 1117-1118 27-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 3333C / TG 3433A).

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