NHER 41424 (Monument record) - Concrete from World War Two beach defences

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Summary

In 2004 the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey found a block of concrete containing two scaffold poles. It was probably part of World War Two beach defences.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF64SE
Civil Parish HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 5), Context 1112:
Found 1m north of the sea wall.
A block of concrete containing two scaffold poles. Although embedded in the sand, it is unlikely that it was in-situ.
It would have been part of World War Two beach defences.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 14 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: NAU. 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Context Sheet.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2019 9:37AM

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