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World War One pillbox. On north side of B1159 - facing seawards. Hole blasted in rear wall - to remove steel doors.
(Source: Field Visit )
Circular concrete block pillbox of WW1 pattern. Apart from a few blocks fallen from the lintel of the doorway, the structure is virtually intact.
[Eccles-on-Sea survey gives NGR - TG 422269].
(Source: Field Visit 1986)
World War 1 circular pillbox. Gaping hole where entrance used to be. Four or five embrasures, all at the same height. Faces E. Blocks from broken wall lie inside, so it could be repaired. [Recorder, Burden, gives NGR - TG 422269].
(Source: Field Visit 2001/03/20)
WW1 circular pillbox.
(Source: Plan )
Type of site | PILLBOX |
---|---|
Location | On N side of Stalham Road (B1159), W of Sea Palling. |
Area |
Sea Palling, Norfolk, England |
Grid reference |
TG 4265 2691
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW1 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Kent, Peter (Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey) |
Defence grouping |
Norfolk coast defences - Coastal crust defences |
Attached Sheets | Additional SRF by M.E. Wyatt |
Photographs |
![]() (6) - 5 external views, 1 internal (some colour photocopied on to single A4 sheet). - 1 DIGITISED. |
DOB site reference: | S0000836 |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/06/23 Construction, In the period 1914 1918 Field Visit, Circa 1995 Field Visit, In the period 1986 1988 |