NHER 43503 (Monument record) - Site of probable World War Two air raid shelter at 5 Onslow Avenue

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Summary

A probable World War Two air raid shelter is visible as a structure on 1940s aerial photographs. Its small size and its location within an enclosed garden suggest that it was probably a private shelter, intended for the use of a single family or household. It may have been an Anderson shelter, or a similar proprietary design. Recent aerial photographs indicate that the structure has now been demolished or removed.

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Location

Map sheet TG50NW
Civil Parish GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

April 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A probable air raid shelter dating to World War Two is visible as a structure on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5261 0940. It lay in the back garden of 5 Onslow Avenue. This, together with its small size, suggests that it was a private shelter intended for the use of this particular household. It was a small structure, which is differentiated from a normal outbuilding by its curved profile. It may have been an Anderson shelter without its usual covering of earth, or a similar proprietary design. It appears to have had a slightly sunken entrance, and the structure itself may have been partially sunken. Recent aerial photographs of the site, e.g. (S2), demonstrate that the structure has now been demolished or removed.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 10 April 2006.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5270-1 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89046 188-9 18-MAR-1989.

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2018 11:04AM

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