NHER 27490 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelter
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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 air raid shelter is visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1 to S3). This public surface shelter was located at TG 5256 1206 on the northern side of Beach Road. It comprised four adjoining sections with barrel type roofs and was sited to serve properties in the vicinity. Its design is similar to other shelters present in Caister village, but it lacks the flat roofed entrance present on the other examples (NHER 27482, 27487, 27500, 27501, 27507). This shelter was constructed between August and December 1940 (S3 to S4). It had been demolished by July 1946 (S5).
J. Albone (NMP), 20 July 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF56655 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 3001-3002 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56657 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3183-3184 23-SEP-1945 (NHER TG 5111A / TG 5212A).
- <S3> SNF56649 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 268A/BR183 2-3 17-DEC-1940 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF56658 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 2A/BR190 37-38 18-AUG-1940 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF56659 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5037-5038 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 5212B-C).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2006 4:42PM