Record Details

NHER Number:33735
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War Two buildings and gun emplacement

Summary

Three circular structures and a building are visible on aerial photographs of this area that were taken in 1946. They are probably World War Two military structures, and one may be a gun emplacement.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 7647 3126
Map Sheet:TF73SE
Parish:BIRCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

January 1946.
RAF aerial photograph shows area of grassland with at least three circular structures, the largest one to south a probable gun emplacement. Building adjacent to hedge at southern end.
B. Cushion (NLA) July 1998.

Monument Types

  • BUILDING (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF 73/TF 7630/A.

Related records - none

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