NHER 27357 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two spigot mortar emplacement

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Summary

A probable World War Two spigot mortar emplacement is visible as an extant structure and earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs. It is one of several anti invasion defences to have been identified in this area. A pillbox is situated on the quayside 90m to the south (NHER 32660), while Vauxhall Bridge, 100m to the northeast, was defended by a roadblock at each end (NHER 27362).

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG50NW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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May 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A probable spigot mortar emplacement dating to World War Two is visible as an earthwork pit and concrete thimble on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), centred at TG 5199 0795. The pit, which is slightly squarish in plan, is only visible on photographs taken in April 1944 (S1). The internal thimble can be seen both on these and on later aerial photographs, e.g. (S2), when it had perhaps been removed from the pit or the pit had been backfilled. More recent aerial photographs and modern maps indicate that the site is now occupied by silos, and has presumably been levelled if not entirely destroyed.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 11 May 2005.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF56116 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/698 4056-7 08-APR-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56115 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5085-6 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2018 1:32PM