NHER 27544 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two bomb craters
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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
August 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A group of five possible World War Two bomb craters are visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1 to S4). They were centred on TG 5192 1161 in an area of reclaimed marshland to the southwest of Caister on Sea village.
The largest of the possible craters was located at TG 5192 1160 and had an 11m diameter (S1). A small raised bank is visible around the crater formed by the upcast soil. The remaining four craters were all smaller, with diameters of only 3.5m. Two of these were located to the south of the main crater and two to its north. The craters are visible on aerial photographs dating to 26 March 1944 (S2). They did not appear fresh at that time and probably relate to an air raid in the earlier part of World War Two. The craters had been backfilled by September 1965 (S5).
J. Albone (NMP), 4 August 2005
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF56844 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5062-5063 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF57023 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/694 3111-3112 26-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF56860 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3182-3183 23-SEP-1945 (NHER TG 5211A-B).
- <S4> SNF56820 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5036-5037 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 5112C / TG 5212B).
- <S5> SNF57020 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL 65080 13-14 19-SEP-1965 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Record last edited
Feb 3 2011 3:31PM