NHER 43583 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelters at 10 and 11 Manby Road, Gorleston-on-Sea

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Summary

Two probable air raid shelters dating to World War Two are visible as earthworks, presumably covering structures, on 1940s aerial photographs. Their small size and location within enclosed gardens suggest that they were probably private shelters, intended for the use of a single family or household. They may have been Anderson shelters, or similar proprietary designs. There is no evidence on recent aerial photographs that any part of the shelters now survives above ground.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

April 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Two probable air raid shelters dating to World War Two are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5245 0533. They lay in the back gardens of 10 and 11 Manby Road, Gorleston-on-Sea. This location, together with their small size, suggests that they were private shelters, intended for the use of these particular households. The earthwork mounds presumably covered small surface or semi-sunken structures. Either or both may have been Anderson shelters, or similar proprietary designs. The shelters are not visible on recent aerial photographs of the area, for example (S2), and have almost certainly been levelled.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 25 April 2006.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5284-5 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89046 179-80 18-MAR-1989.

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Record last edited

Dec 8 2010 11:26AM

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