Monument record RMR 011 - WWI pillbox, Rushmere
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4912 8692 (29m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM48NE |
| Civil Parish | RUSHMERE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Hexagonal WWI pillbox, guarding a bridge over the Hundred River.
Near Rushmere, N of 'The Grange' An hexagonal pillbox [type 22], a little larger than that at TM 491868 and with smaller embrasures. There is a pronounced lean to the SE. The entrance is not visible from road. There are small objects on the roof above each embrasure. These may represent anchorage points for a camouflage scheme. The raised features over each embrasure suggests a WW1 pillbox [?] (S2).
July 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The pillbox described above was visible on aerial photographs (S3-S5), and is likely to have been in use during World War Two.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16th July 2014.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF53995 Bibliographic reference: Osborne, M. with Kerr, A. G.. 2008. 20th Century Defences in Britain. Suffolk. p. 13, 160.
- <S2> SSF54450 Digital archive: Defence of Britain Project archive. UORN: S0011452.
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 3131-3132 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
- <S4> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/70351 V 119-120 20-SEP-1970 (EHA).
- <S5> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/96545 V 210-211 27-APR-1996 (EHA).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2014 9:47AM