NHER 27428 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two air raid shelter is visible as an earthwork, presumably an earth-covered structure, on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), centred at TG 5312 0805. It might also just be visible on aerial photographs taken in 1940 (e.g. S3), but for the most part its site is obscured by a hedge on these photographs. The size of the shelter suggests that it was for the use of a family or household. It is visible as a roughly rectangular mound, served by two entrances, each of which is protect by what appears to be an earthwork blast 'wall'. More recent aerial photographs (S4) indicate that the site has now been built over.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 30 June 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF56428 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF 268F/BR172 (VA) 25-6 10-FEB-1941 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56447 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/778 6028-9 08-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF56437 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 5307/8 (MSO 31029 2/BR172 4635) 04-SEP-1940.
- <S4> SNF56448 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2002. EA 043 AF/02C/338 6024-5 19-JUL-2002 (EA).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 5 2012 1:47PM