Monument record BTM 023 - World War II pillbox with brick anti-ricochet wall.

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Summary

Pillbox on edge of arable field.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7227 7245 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet TL77SW
Civil Parish BARTON MILLS, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Pillbox on edge of arable field. (S1)(S2). Standard type 22 pillbox. Brick anti=ricochet wall. Entrance faces S. Floor now 0.5m below ground level (S3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): CBA Practical Handbook No 12 - Twentieth Century Defences of Britain, 1995, 82-83.
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, Sussams K, Brecks Survey, December 1994.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006302.

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2014 11:57AM

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