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Monument Number 1421429
Hob Uid: 1421429
Location : Suffolk East Suffolk Friston
Grid Ref : TM4139859473
Summary : Large square Second World War pillbox, with 2 embrasures per side and an L-shaped blast wall (roofed) with a chamfer on the face to give a better field of fire to the single embrasure in the entrance face. South of Friston.
More information : Large square pillbox, with 2 embrasures per side and an L-shaped blast wall (roofed) with a chamfer on the face to give a better field of fire to the single embrasure in the entrance face. About 15ft square, with concrete or stone slabs set below each embrasure. South of Friston. (1)

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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Pillbox (Variant), Pillbox
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : S0006996
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 45 NW 25
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1421429