NHER 51911 (Monument record) - Site of a former Second World War Auxiliary Units underground hide
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The site of a former Second World War Auxiliary Units underground hide was allegedly located at approximately TG 2719 1040, within Belmore Plantation off Plumstead Road East at the eastern outskirts of Thorpe St. Andrew (NMR number TG 21 SE 28). According to an oral source the hide featured two entrances, three rooms with long connecting tunnels and a ventilation system through hollow tree stumps. In 2006 the condition of the underground hide was uncertain (S1) and it was not visible on aerial photographs of the area.
E. Bales (NMP), 10 November 2008.
April 2012.
The Coleshill House website describes the site as two adjacent shallow rectangular depressions in the ground within Belmore Plantation (S2).
R. Hoggett (HES), 16 April 2012.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF65691 Website: Council for British Archaeology. 2002-2006. Defence of Britain database. http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm. 31 December 2024.
- <S2> SNF83608 Website: Coleshill House. Coleshill House: http://www.coleshillhouse.com/thorpe-st-andrew-auxiliary-unit-and-operational-base.php.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
May 22 2012 3:09PM