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Spigot mortar pedestal buried to its top. The stainless steel spigot is used to tie mooring ropes to.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/07/29)
Spigot mortar pedestal on the bank of a waterway. This is on the bank opposite the fortified windmill stump [see UORNs 2347 and 2348]. It is now almost completely buried, and is used as a bollard to tie up boats.
(Source: Photograph )


      

        Type of site
        SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT
      

      

        Location
        On W bank of the River Ant, N of Ludham Bridge.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Horning, Norfolk, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            TG 3717 1714
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete, 
            Steel
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project)
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Eastern Command: II Corps Demolition Belt FI - Built as demolition belt formed entirely by the River Bure from Great Yarmouth to Ingworth. By 13 July 1940 19 bridges had been prepared for demolition (14 road, 5 railway). No pillboxes were ordered but Acle, Coltishall, and Aylsham were defended as nodal points (see relevant groups). 

 
 Ludham nodal point - Defences of Ludham category 'B' nodal point in No.4 region. Cassini ref. G82. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. 

        		
      

      

        Photographs
        
View of SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT - S0015768
View of SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT - S0015768
         

     (3) - site view and close-ups.  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0015768

      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 2002/07/29 

            Construction, After 1941/05 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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