Monument record FMP 026 - World War II type 22 pillbox with thick walls and a brick anti-ricochet wall.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8183 6992 (6m by 5m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86NW |
| Civil Parish | FLEMPTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Some 500m E of Flempton church and 300m W of Chimney Mill, 50m SW of River Lark. Standard type 22 pillbox, thick-walled. Brick anti-ricochet wall. No embrasures in entrance wall. Blast wall with right-angled ends, one joined to pillbox, in front of entrance - faces NW. One embrasure in blast wall.
November 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A Second World War pillbox is seen as a structure on aerial photographs (S2-S3). The pillbox can be seen as a hexagonal structure in the 1940s and is partially obscured by vegetation on recent aerial (2016) photographs. The pillbox was most likely part of a Second World War defensive line along the River Lark and is in close proximity to further a pillbox to the north east (FMP 016).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29th November 2019.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0006306.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/61 V 5068-5069 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery TL8169 01-MAY-2016 (Digital Colour).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 9 2020 2:21PM