NHER 51891 (Monument) - World War Two air raid surface shelter at the junction of Wroxham Road and Church Lane

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Summary

A World War Two public air raid surface shelter is visible on aerial photographs at the junction of Wroxham Road and Church Lane. It is a fairly large shelter and presumably provided protection for the civilian population of the nearby, densely built up streets.

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Map sheet TG21SE
Civil Parish SPROWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
A public air raid surface shelter is visible at TG 2522 1215 on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2) at the junction of Wroxham Road and Church Lane.
It is a fairly large shelter (7 by 5 m) and presumably provided protection for the civilian population of the nearby streets.
The shelter consists of a roughly rectangular concrete structure. Four raised structures on its roof mark probable ventilation shafts and/or emergency exits.
E. Bales (NMP), 5 November 2008.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/483 6062-3 06-JUL-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/776 6126-7 07-SEP-1945 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2010 2:14PM

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