NHER 42254 (Monument record) - Site of a World War Two air raid shelter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
December 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two air raid shelter, located at the rear of a farm and next to a series of glasshouses to the west of Magdalen Way, Gorleston, is visible on aerial photographs (S1). The site is centred on TG 5167 0386. This shelter is visible as an extant earthen covered mound, measuring approximately 3m square, with a blast wall covered entrance to the south. The shelter was located where St Anne’s Crescent now runs.
S. Massey (NMP), 20 December 2005.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF59990 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5015-6 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2010 1:25PM