NHER 53554 (Monument) - World War Two road block

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Summary

A World War Two road block is visible on aerial photographs on Sweet Briar Road, west Norwich. The site is just one of several such obstacles evident surrounding the city (see NHER 51893 and 51906, for example).

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Map sheet TG21SW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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April 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two road block is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3) on Sweet Briar Road, west Norwich. It is centred on TG 2048 1032, and consists of two banks which extend into the road, and may represent some form of check point. The site is just one of several such obstacles evident surrounding the city (see NHER 51893 and 51906, for example).
E. Bales (NMP), April 2010.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/447 2142-3 30-APR-1942 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 48/HAV 3043-4 13-MAR-1945 (NMR).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 4426-7 16-APR-1946 (NMR).

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Oct 18 2010 2:58PM

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