NHER 42319 (Monument) - World War Two air raid shelters in gardens backing onto Drudge Road, Gorleston on Sea
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
January 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A group of World War Two air raid shelters are visible on aerial photographs within the gardens of Drudge Road, Gorleston (S1). The shelters are visible as an earth covered mounds, probably Anderson shelters, and would have been for the use of the family living in the properties. The site is centred on TG 5279 0387, although this point does not correspond to an archaeological feature on the ground.
The three domestic air raid shelters are all visible as earth covered mounds, each with a slightly different shape and construction. At TG 5280 0389 in the rear garden of 58 Cliff Hill is a shelter, 2.5m square, with a blast wall protected entrance to the east. A similar shelter, minus the blast wall, is located in the garden of 52 Cliff Hill. In the garden of 17 Bells Road is a third elongated shelter, measuring 4.5m by 2m, with an entrance to the west.
S. Massey (NMP), 09 January 2006.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF60253 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5174-6 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2010 1:42PM