NHER 38339 (Structure record) - Probable Royal Observer Corps observation Post

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Summary

A concrete platform is built into a sea defence bank (NHER 27083) to the north of Cley next the Sea village. It is the remains of a structure that is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The structure was probably a Royal Observer Corps observation post.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SW
Civil Parish CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March 2003. Norfolk NMP.
There is a small structure, possibly a World War Two pillbox just visible on Ordnance Survey aerial photographs from 1994 (S1) and on RAF 1946 aerial photographs (S2).
H. Clare (NMP), 7 April 2003.

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 11), Context 921:
A rectangular concrete platform was found at TG 04820 44481. It measured 3.80m by 3.08m and was built into the modern sea bank (NHER 27083). It was the remains of a Royal Observer Corp Observation post. [1].
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1994. OS/94172 007-9 14-JUN-1994.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1701 3066 27-AUG-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 0444A).
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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

Feb 17 2025 1:47PM

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