Monument record RMR 015 - Pillbox type 22 or 24

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Summary

A type 22 or 24 World War Two pillbox is visible on aerial photographs to the north of the Hundred River, Rushmere.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4901 8752 (4m by 3m)
Map sheet	TM48NE
Civil Parish	RUSHMERE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

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

Full Description

Pillbox type 22 or 24 (S1). Visible on OS mastermap.

July 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
A probable World War Two type 22 pillbox is visible on aerial photographs (S2) on land to the north of the Hundred River, Rushmere. It may have been sited to defend the Hundred River to the south, along with two other structures (SHER RMR 019 and RMR 020).
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 30th July 2014.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF50082 Verbal communication: Personal communication.
<S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RP 3130-3131 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Jun 6 2023 12:34PM