First World War Pillbox, Wayford Bridge

This First World War pillbox was built between 1916 and 1918. It features concrete block walls with cement mortar pointing and a reinforced concrete roof slab, complete with a steel door and gun loop shutters.

The structure has a circular plan with a single internal space. Inside, the walls are un-rendered blockwork painted white. There is a hole in the roof towards the east that may have held a ventilation pipe, and metal sliding shutters are present on the interior of the gun loops.

Located on the east side of Wayford Road, just north of the North Walsham and Dilham, the pillbox has a low, narrow doorway on its southwest face, flanked by gun loops that face towards the canal. The view from the western gun loop is partially obstructed by a later maltings extension. The doorway retains a double leaf steel door. Additionally, there are four more gun loops on the north and northeast faces, providing views along the road. The gun loops feature inward sloping splayed edges made from concrete blocks, with longer blocks serving as lintels.