NHER 27485 (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 S3). This defensive structure was located at TG 5212 1224. The central pedestal and surrounding trench and bank are clearly visible on the aerial photographs (S2). The earliest aerial photographs showing the emplacement date to May 1944 (S1). It does not appear to be present on aerial photographs dating to December 1940 (S3) although it is likely that it was constructed shortly afterwards. It occupied an apparently isolated position within an area of allotments to the east of the High Street. However, it is possible that by 1944 any associated barbed wire or other defences had been removed. The pedestal had been removed by April 1952 (S5) and the site now lies under a school playing field.
J. Albone (NMP), 18 July 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF56647 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/14 2002-2003 13-MAY-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56648 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5259-5260 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF56625 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3184-3185 23-SEP-1945 (Norfolk SMR TG 5112B / TG 5212A).
- <S4> SNF56629 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 268A/BR183 3-4 17-DEC-1940 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF56626 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1952. RAF 540/705 5129-5130 09-APR-1952 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2006 4:40PM