NHER 16135 (Monument) - Site of World War Two structures, possibly air raid shelters, at Winterton Gap
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINTERTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
22 May 1980. Beach Road, north side.
Air raid shelters.
2 shelters, 1939 to 1945, rectangular brick buildings with flat concrete roofs. About 4m x 2m high. Internal brick buttresses. Long axis north to south with door to south, tiny spyholes to north. Application to demolish May 1980.
Photograph (S1) in file.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 23 May 1980.
January 2006. Norfolk NMP.
NMP mapping has led to the alteration of the central grid reference of the site from TG 4971 1962 to TG 4976 1965.
The two structures described above are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1944 onwards, e.g. (S2) to (S3), at TG 4975 1965 and TG 4977 1966. They formed part of a larger group of World War Two defences and ancillary structures clustered at this location (NHER 42452). There is little evidence on the consulted aerial photographs to either confirm or contradict their interpretation as air raid shelters. Recent aerial photographs of the site indicate that they have been demolished.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 30 January 2006.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF8931 Photograph: BPE 18A.
- <S2> SNF60769 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/17 3004-5 28-MAY-1944 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF60757 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1949. RAF 541/264 3044-6 02-JUN-1949 (NMR).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 1 2012 3:57PM