NHER 51894 (Monument record) - Possible World War Two weapons pits, practice trenches or spigot mortar emplacement on the line of Norwich anti-tank ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPROWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
A weapons pit or possible spigot mortar emplacement is visible at TG 2518 1165 as ditches dug into the internal bank of the defensive anti-tank ditch that was excavated around the city of Norwich in the second half of 1940 (NHER 51893).
The pit features visible on aerial photographs (S1) are not as distinct as those recorded as spigot mortar emplacements elsewhere along the anti-tank ditch (NHER 51897 and 51898), and therefore may relate to weapons pits or even practice trenches for military training.
E. Bales (NMP), 5 November 2008.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF71019 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2050 5042-3 06-MAY-1947 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Oct 18 2010 2:17PM