Monument record BUN 099 - Type 22 pillbox

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Summary

A hexagonal Type 22 pillbox located on the edge of Bungay Outney Common.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 330 899 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet TM38NW
Civil Parish BUNGAY, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A hexagonal Type 22 pillbox situated by the side of A143 road and River Waveney, by Bungay Golf Clubhouse at edge of Outney Common.

September 2015 - Historic Building Recording and photography undertaken by Bungay Outney Common Owners ahead of the conversion of this pillbox to a hibernaculum (S2). The survey indicates that the internal divisions of the pillbox are still largely intact. All works associated with the conversion are to be reversible.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006023.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Bungay Outney Common Owners. 2015. WW2 Hexagonal Pillbox, Bungay Outney Common.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 2 2015 11:45AM

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