NHER 27439 (Monument) - Site of World War Two air raid shelters

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Summary

A group of World War Two air raid shelters is visible as earth covered structures on 1940s aerial photographs. Their proximity to Grouts Silk Factory suggests that they may have been industrial shelters provided for workers at the factory, although they may also have been used by local residents. The site has been levelled since the end of the war and is now used as a carpark.

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

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July 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A group of World War Two air raid shelters is visible as earth covered structures on aerial photographs (S1 to 2), centred at TG 5255 0792. The group comprises at least sixteen shelters, roughly rectangular in shape and around 13.5m long. They appear to be semi sunken. Where visible, each has a single entrance located at one end and in many cases revetted. They have been levelled since the end of the war.
(S1 and 2)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 11 July 2005.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF 268F/BR172 (VA) 24-5 10-FEB-1941 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5275-6 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Dec 7 2010 11:43AM

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