Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30787 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two Anti Tank Obstacles |
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Summary
A ring of anti-tank blocks surrounded the crossroads during World War Two. These were supported by a range of other defences around this crossroads which included two pillboxes (NHER 62733 and NHER 62734), a spigot mortar emplacement (NHER 62736), a gun emplacement (NHER 30788), and a Home Guard shelter (NHER 62735).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9940 3379 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93SE |
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| Parish: | THURSFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Early 1990's. Defensive Structures Survey. E2-17.
Local informants state that a ring of anti-tank blocks surrounded this crossroads during World War Two.
The tank blocks would have formed part of a ring of fortification that also included:
Two pillboxes (NHER 62733 and NHER 62734)
A spigot mortar gun emplacement (NHER 32736)
A second gun emplacement (NHER 30788)
A Home Guard shelter (NHER 62735)
An illustration of the tank blocks is included on Survey Form E2-17 which is actually for NHER 32415 (a Home Guard shelter located to the southwest of this crossroads).
All features except NHER 30788 were originally recorded under this number but are now recorded separately.
Compiled by D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
Updated H. Hamilton (HES), 03 May 2018.
Monument Types
- TANK TRAP (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
| 62737 | Related to: Possible World War roadblock remains (Monument) |
| 62734 | Related to: Site of World War Two pillbox (Monument) |
| 62736 | Related to: Site of World War Two spigot mortar emplacement (Monument) |
| 30788 | Related to: World War Two gun emplacement (Monument) |
| 62735 | Related to: World War Two Home Guard shelter (Monument) |
| 62733 | Related to: World War Two pillbox (Monument) |
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