NHER 43686 (Monument record) - Site of probable World War Two air raid shelters at 11 and 15 Tennyson Road

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Summary

Two probable air raid shelters dating to World War Two are visible as structures on 1940s aerial photographs. Their small size and location within enclosed gardens suggest that they were private shelters, each intended for the use of a single family or household. They may have been Anderson shelters, or similar proprietary designs. They are not visible on more recent aerial photographs of the area and were presumably levelled in the post-war period. The site of one may now underlie a shed or similar outbuilding.

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Location

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

Map

May 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Two probable air raid shelters dating to World War Two are visible as structures on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5301 0953. They lay in the back gardens of 11 and 15 Tennyson Road. This location, together with their small size, suggests that they were private shelters, intended for the use of these particular households. They are visible as small, rectangular, surface-level or semi-sunken structures, which are distinguished from ordinary outbuildings by their curved shape in profile. They may have been Anderson shelters without their usual covering of earth, or similar proprietary designs. Neither is visible on more recent aerial photographs of the site, e.g. (S2), and they have presumably been demolished or otherwise removed. The site of the shelter at Number 11 appears to be occupied by a shed or similar outbuilding.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 23 May 2006.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5368-9 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2002. EA 043 AF/02C/338 6021-2 19-JUL-2002 (EA).

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Record last edited

Dec 8 2010 11:34AM

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