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Spigot mortar base. Shuttered with wood planks: this has given a slightly faceted effect to the base.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/05)
Spigot mortar pedestal. Accessible in gardens of public house.
(Source: Field Visit 2001/06/27)
Type of site | SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | By the river bank on the N side of the public house (Bridge Inn) which stands SE of Acle Bridge. |
Area |
Acle, Norfolk, England |
Grid reference |
TG 41480 11633
(Scale: 1:10000
, 1984)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Steel |
Recorder | Burden, Susannah |
Defence grouping |
Acle nodal point - Defences of Acle category 'A' nodal point in No.4 region. Cassini ref. G82. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. Eastern Command: II Corps Demolition Belt FII - Built as demolition belt with pillboxes built only along the northern section. Developed under XI Corps. Originally 16 bridges were set out for demolition (14 road, 2 railway); this was later reduced to 14 by 17 July 1940. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - sketch plan of site |
Photographs |
![]() (1) - general view. |
DOB site reference: | S0005470 |
Reference |
1999/11 Silent Sentinels: The story of Norfolk's fixed defences during the twentieth century 1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences |
Event |
Construction, After 1941/05 Field Visit, During 1996/05 Field Visit, On 2001/06/27 |