NHER 42506 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelter at 2 Coronation Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A probable air raid shelter dating to World War Two is visible as an earthwork and structure on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5177 0726. It lay in the front garden of 2 Coronation Road. This location, together with its small size, suggests that it was a private shelter, intended for the use of this particular household. This is despite the proximity of a large military site to the west, consisting of a barrage balloon and ancillary structures (NHER 42505). The shelter is visible as an earthwork mound, which probably covered a small semi-sunken or surface-level structure. It may have been an Anderson shelter, or a similar proprietary design. A structural element at the northeastern end of the mound probably covered an entrance. 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.
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 8 2010 11:30AM