Dotted across the Norfolk countryside, concrete pillboxes - designed for armed soldiers to defend the nation - have now stood for more than 100 years.

They are a reminder of the very genuine fear that the Germans were on the brink of invading the country during the First World War.

The concerns intensified after the German Navy dashed across the North Sea and shelled Great Yarmouth in November 1914.

The newly-listed First World War pillbox at Wayford Bridge (Image: The Historic England Archive / Historic England)

It led to the construction of pillboxes, strategically sited in coastal areas and at rivers as a line of defence, had the Germans attempted to invade.

And eight of north Norfolk's circular First World War structures, which got their pillbox name because they resembled boxes used to store pills, have now been granted special status in recognition of their historic significance.

These concrete fortifications,........

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