NHER 27480 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two spigot mortar emplacement
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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.
A World War Two spigot mortar emplacement is visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1 to S2). This defensive structure was located at TG 5161 1249. The central pedestal and surrounding trench and bank are clearly visible on the aerial photographs. The earliest aerial photographs showing the emplacement date to May 1944 (S1) although it is likely that it was constructed earlier in the war. It occupied an apparently isolated position 230m to the north of a pillbox (NHER 27481). However, it is possible that by 1944 any associated barbed wire or other defences had been removed. The pedestal had been removed by September 1965 and the site was subsequently built over.
J. Albone (NMP), 18 July 2005.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF56624 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/14 2001-2002 13-MAY-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56625 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3184-3185 23-SEP-1945 (Norfolk SMR TG 5112B / TG 5212A).
- <S3> SNF56524 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL 65080 015-016 19-SEP-1965 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2006 5:22PM