Monument record HHS 020 - Two World War Two pillboxes

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Summary

Two World War Two pillboxes are visible as structures on aerial photographs, on land to the south west of Hundred River, Henstead with Hulver Street.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 5090 8600 (33m by 17m)
Map sheet TM58NW
Civil Parish HENSTEAD WITH HULVER STREET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

June 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
Two World War Two pillboxes are visible as structures on aerial photographs, on land to the south west of Hundred River, Henstead with Hulver Street.
They were presumably sited to defend the area of a break in the anti-tank ditch between SHER BNC 086 and KSS 038 at the Hundred River crossing.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5th June 2014.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 3186-318716-OCT-1945 (EHA).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 21-MAY-2011 ACCESSED 29-MAY-2014.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2014 8:34AM

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