NHER 53260 (Monument record) - Site of probable World War Two emergency water tank
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A probable World War Two emergency water tank is visible as an extant structure on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2135 0664. Not visible on photographs taken in 1942 (S4), it may have been in place by 1944 (S1); no trace is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1951 (S5). Tanks such as these were used to supply water for fire fighting following bombing raids. This example is unusual in that it was situated on a small plot of land reached by a lane between two residential properties, hence the slight uncertainty about its interpretation; most of those identified in Norwich stood in more prominent public locations.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 6 May 2010.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF74268 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC258 5009-10 28-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF74264 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6115-6 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF73371 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2063 6332-3 14-MAY-1947 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF74275 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF FNO/26 (FP) 1026-7 27-JUN-1942 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF74265 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/700 (Vp4) 5012-3 31-MAY-1951 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 12 2010 11:20AM