NHER 52102 (Monument) - World War Two surface air raid shelter

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Summary

An above ground World War Two surface shelter is visible on aerial photographs in a courtyard off Thunder Lane, Thorpe St Andrew. A further thirty-eight above ground air raid shelters (NHER 52008) were clustered in the streets to the south of Plumstead Road. The proliferation of public communal shelters such as these may represent a response to the Baedecker raids of 1942, the heaviest air raids Norwich was to experience during World War Two. An emergency water tank (NHER 52103) was situated nearby.

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Map sheet	TG20NE
Civil Parish	THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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May 2009. Norfolk NMP.
An above ground World War Two surface shelter is visible on aerial photographs at TG 2654 0848. A further thirty-eight above ground air raid shelters (NHER 52008) were clustered in the streets to the south of Plumstead Road. The proliferation of public communal shelters such as these may represent a response to the Baedecker raids of 1942, the heaviest air raids Norwich was to experience during World War Two. An emergency water tank (NHER 52103) was situated nearby.
E. Bales (NMP), 7 April 2009.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF71832 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 2829-30 07-AUG -1988 (NCC 9668-9).

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2010 1:50PM