Monument record RMR 013 - WWII pillbox, Rushmere

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Summary

WWII pillbox, guarding a bridge over the Hundred River. This pillbox is visible on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4903 8686 (23m by 21m)
Map sheet	TM48NE
Civil Parish	RUSHMERE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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PILLBOX (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

WWII pillbox, guarding a bridge over the Hundred River.

July 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The pillbox described above was visible on aerial photographs (S2), and is likely to have been in use during World War Two.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16th July 2014.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF53995 Bibliographic reference: Osborne, M. with Kerr, A. G.. 2008. 20th Century Defences in Britain. Suffolk. p. 49, 160.
<S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 3131-3132 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).

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Event - Interpretation: TM48NE/58NW. AONB Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22036)

Record last edited

Jul 20 2022 11:22AM