Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41606 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two pillbox |
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Summary
A World War Two hexagonal concrete and brick pillbox was recorded here by the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey. This may be the same pillbox as recorded as NHER 15113.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 51087 16482 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG51NW |
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| Parish: | HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 22), Context 259:
An almost completely buried World War Two type 22 pillbox (hexagonal and concrete built) was observed. It was located about 10m away from the dune edge.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 26 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
May be the pillbox recorded under NHER 15113.
J. Allen (NLA), 21 July 2005.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045. |
Related records
| 15113 | Related to: World War Two defences at Newport, Hemsby (Monument) |