Pillbox (West) at Former RAF Stoke Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 2024. Military structure, pillbox.

Pillbox (West) at Former RAF Stoke Holy Cross

WRENN ID
waiting-pinnacle-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 July 2024
Type
Military structure, pillbox
Address
Pillbox (West) at Former RAF Stoke Holy Cross, Fantasia, Chandler Road, Norwich, NR14 8RG
OS grid reference
TG 251 026
Coordinates
52.57525, 1.32205
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a Type AM5 pillbox, constructed from brick according to an Air Ministry design. It has a rectangular plan with two chamfered corners. The entrance corridor runs parallel to the back wall, and there is a Y-shaped internal blast wall.

The exterior is rendered and features a reinforced concrete cap. Loopholes protected by concrete shades are present on the sides and at the chamfered corners. The roof shows remains of steel stanchions that once held wire, and a mounting for a 20mm anti-aircraft gun is still visible.

Inside, the pillbox is made of brick, but no fittings remain.

Local climate

Pillbox (West) at Former RAF Stoke Holy Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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