Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30778 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two Norcon pillbox |
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Summary
A very rare example of a 'Norcon' circular pillbox, from World War Two. This is one of five such structures now identified in Docking, which is one of only two places in the county where pillboxes of this type are known to have been erected (see NHERs 30779, 57853, 58229 and 65268 for details of the other Docking examples).
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7681 3684 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF73NE |
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| Parish: | DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pillbox.
Very rare 'Norcon' circular type with domed roof.
Faces north.
Excellent condition.
Protected RAF H.Q. at Hall.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 10 August 1994.
October 2012. Survey
C. Kolonko (HES) carried out a photographic survey of this WW2 pillbox. The Pillbox is aligned east to west with the entrance facing west. This would have allowed the pillbox to cover both the entrance to the hall and the field to the east. A number of original wooden brackets for shelves survive internally. These were affixed to the structure by a series of bolts which have been simply punched through the pillbox's 15cm thick walls.
The pillbox is in excellent condition.
C. Kolonko (HES), 22 October 2012.
This is one of five Norcon pillboxes now recorded in Docking. The others are located at TF 7671 368 (NHER 30779), TF 7677 3695 (NHER 57853), TF 7636 3701 (NHER 58229) and TF 7646 3709 (NHER 65268). These are a significant group, with Docking one of only two locations in the county where this type of structure is known to have been present (the other being a group of coastal defences in the vicinity of Kelling and Weybourne – see NHER 24185).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 January 2022.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111) (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
Related records - none
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