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HER Number (PRN):33854
Name:Site of pillbox, RAF Atcham, Norton Farm
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

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

Summary

The site of a pillbox, demolished in 1975.

Parish:Wroxeter and Uppington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ50NE
Grid Reference:SJ 56779 09909

Related records

21415Part of: Site of RAF Atcham (USAAF Station 342) (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA8484 - 2015 Management survey of Second World War structures at RAF Atcham by Paul Francis and Paul Bellamy

Description

Immediately W of junction of B4394 with RR 6a. Hexagonal 'pill box', which together with [PRN 33855] were known locally as the "threepenny bits". Demolished in 1975. <1><1a><2>

Sources

[01a]SSA20940 - Field survey report: Milln Jeremy. 1998/ 1995. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Attingham Park. Nat Trust Rep. 50168*6.
[01]SSA29599 - Webpage: National Trust. 2017. National Trust Heritage Records Online. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home. 15/09/17. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA143092.
[02]SSA22327 - Database file: English Heritage. 2003. Defence of Britain database. Defence of Britain. 1868.
Date Last Edited:May 12 2022 2:42PM