NHER 42517 (Monument record) - World War Two defences and slit trench, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A group of World War Two defences and slit trench are visible on aerial photographs on Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea (S1)-(S2). These defences may form part of the perimeter defences to the heavy anti-aircraft battery to the immediate north (NHER 32668). They would have also been part of the general invasion defences which surround Great Yarmouth. The Lowestoft Road also represents one of the main routes south from Great Yarmouth and therefore would have been a defended line. The site is centred on TG 5210 0189.
At TG 5207 0188 is a small square concrete structure, 4.5m. This is presumably a gun emplacement or possible a type 20 pillbox. A slit trench runs along the edge of the opposite road from TG 5213 0193 to TG 5212 0190. The northern end of this trench has been widened into a weapons pit or similar feature.
S. Massey (NMP), 10 February 2006.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF62365 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/778 6059-60 08-SEP-1945 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 8 2010 11:24AM