NHER 13627 (Monument record) - Possible site of World War One airfield
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Late 1916. Airfield. Site unknown; 'probably north of village near the railway'.
Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (S1)
Informant told E. Rose (NAU) 27 April 1978 that though he did not know of a World War One airfield, there was one at this reference in the 1920s which was probably the same, as no other fields in the parish were large enough.
He claimed a hangar remained among the modern farm buildings, but the writer could not see it.
October 2009. Norfolk NMP.
An area of possible military structures, a possible Nissen hut type structure, and an area of disturbed ground which appears to relate to military practice trenches, are visible on aerial photographs (S2)- (S3), centred on TG 1604 1608. These have been recorded as NHER 52381 as they seem more likely to relate to World War Two activity.
E. Bales (NMP), October 2009.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF101966 Website: 2023-. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. https://www.abct.org.uk/. 17 January 2023. Taverham [accessed 17 January 2023].
- <S1> SNF72350 Publication: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. 1990. Airfields and Airstrips of Norfolk and Suffolk, Part Four. 4.
- <S2> SNF72499 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF FNO/35 6019 02-JUL-1942 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF72500 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/445 (FP) 1015-6 26-JUN-1945 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Oct 24 2025 11:29AM