NHER 42490 (Monument) - World War Two gun emplacement on Winterton Dunes
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Summary
A World War Two gun emplacement is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1940. It formed part of a network of defences located along this stretch of coastline: pillboxes lay approximately 375m to the north and 540m to the south (NHER 16792 and 28938 respectively). Later aerial photographs indicate that the emplacement had been levelled by 1944.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG51NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINTERTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
February 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two gun emplacement is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 5037 1818. It appears to have been levelled by May 1944 (S4).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 2 February 2006.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF60924 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 5018/2 (MSO 31014 2A/BR14/4 3606) 16-AUG-1940.
- <S2> SNF60925 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 2A/BR190 V54-5 18-AUG-1940 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF60926 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 268A/BR183 15-6 17-DEC-1940 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF60927 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/17 3007-8 28-MAY-1944 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Oct 5 2012 2:23PM