NHER 27473 (Monument record) - World War Two slit trenches and barbed wire obstructions
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG51SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTER ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 2005. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two slit trenches and barbed wire defences are visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1 to S2). These defences were located at TG 5168 1351. A short curved slit trench and associated bank was present on the east side of Ormesby Road. A second curved trench was present 35m to its north. A curved length of barbed wire defence stretched between the two slit trenches. These defences were place by February 1941 (S1) and were still visible in September 1945 (S2). The area had been built over by 1965 (S3).
J. Albone (NMP), 18 July 2005.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF56522 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF 268F/BR172 38 10-FEB-1941 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56358 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3186-3187 23-SEP-1945 (Norfolk SMR TG 5113A-B).
- <S3> SNF56524 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL 65080 015-016 19-SEP-1965 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2006 5:25PM