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On dunes facing inland, shuttering (red brick) mainly stripped. Very bad concrete. Turnbull fittings in all embrasures (except one at rear).
Short walls x 2.37m. Rear wall x 4.9m.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/10/16)
A type 24 pillbox without an internal anti-ricochet wall. Facing SW with entrance to the E (sea). The embrasures have metal frames with machine gun mountings.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/10/16)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Horsey Gap, Horsey |
Area |
Horsey, Norfolk, England |
Grid reference |
TG 4667 2394
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Very Bad |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete, Iron |
Recorder | Kent, Peter (Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey) |
Defence grouping |
Norfolk coast defences - Coastal crust defences |
Attached Sheets | Additional SRF by David Dennett |
Photographs |
![]() ![]() (3) - two external and one internal views (1 DIGITISED) |
DOB site reference: | S0000830 |
Associated Identifier | Norfolk SMR (ref: 12843) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, Circa 1995 Field Visit, On 1999/10/16 |