NHER 43639 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelter at 281 Southtown Road, Southtown

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Summary

A probable air raid shelter dating to World War Two is visible as an earthwork, presumably covering a structure, on 1940s aerial photographs. Its small size and location within a garden suggest that it was 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. It is not visible on more recent aerial photographs of the site and has presumably been demolished.

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None recorded

Location

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

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May 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A probable air raid shelter dating to World War Two is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5211 0718. It lay in the front garden of 281 Southtown Road, Southtown. This location, together with its small size, suggests that it was a private shelter, intended for the use of this particular household. It is visible as an earthwork mound, which probably covered a small semi-sunken or surface-level structure. Judging by the shape of the mound, the latter probably had a curved shape in profile. It may have been an Anderson shelter, or a similar proprietary design. The shelter is not visible on recent aerial photographs of the area, e.g. (S2), and presumably has been levelled.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 11 May 2006.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF59980 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5088-9 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF63210 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89046 204-5 18-MAR-1989.