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Building record BNH 183 - Second World War Type 23 Pillbox on Thetford Heath

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Summary

Second World War Type 23 Pillbox on Thetford Heath

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 8597 8009 (6m by 6m)
Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/23) (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

Type 23 Pillboxes guarding FAD Barnham. Spotted on Google earth. Rear wall of the AA well appears to have been demolished (S1).

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<S1> SSF61605 Machine readable data file: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group, unrecorded defence sites for inclusion in the HER.

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2023 1:23PM

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