Record Details
| NHER Number: | 35923 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two pillbox and site of anti-aircraft or searchlight battery |
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Summary
The earthworks of an anti-aircraft or searchlight battery and a pillbox are visible on a 1946 aerial photograph. The type 22 pillbox survives today.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6179 1110 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61SW |
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| Parish: | WATLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
June 1946. RAF aerial photography.
Earthworks of anti-aircraft/searchlight battery and pillbox visible.
M. Horlock (NLA), 30 May 2003.
February 2001. Field observation.
Type 22 pillbox. Survey J1-007.
See form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 6 February 2001.
Monument Types
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK 1606 3366 27-JUN-1946 (SMR TF 6111B). |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records
| 50965 | Parent of: World War Two searchlight or gun emplacement (Monument) |
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