NHER 27406 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelters

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Summary

Two large air raid shelters dating to World War Two are visible as extant earth covered structures on 1940s aerial photographs. They lie immediately to the north of Alderman Swindell First School, within the school playing field, and were presumably provided for the staff and pupils of the school, and also the residents of nearby streets. They were levelled in 1946.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

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June 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Two World War Two air raid shelters are visible as extant earth-covered structures on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), centred at TG 5256 0952. Their location, behind a school, suggests that they were provided both for the staff and children at the school and for civilians living in the surrounding residential streets. These large shelters appear to be semi sunken. Both have two entrances; structures at the corners of each shelter probably mark ventilation shafts. The easternmost shelter appears to be surrounded by a fence or revetment. The two shelters were levelled by June 1946 (S3).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 16 June 2005.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF56330 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/686 4201 02-MAR-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56331 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5153-4 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
<S3> SNF56332 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 2004-5 27-JUN-1946 (NHER TG 5209A-B).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

AIR RAID SHELTER (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 24 2019 4:29PM