NHER 53579 (Monument record) - At least three underground industrial air raid shelters

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At least three underground air raid shelters are visible on aerial photographs south of Drayton Road, Norwich, possibly serving an industrial site to the west.

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Map sheet TG21SW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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April 2010. Norfolk NMP.
At least three underground air raid shelters are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3) south of Drayton Road, Norwich, possibly serving an industrial site to the west. They are centred on TG 2223 1001. Three rectangular concrete entrances are visible within an area of earthworks. They are still visible, though clearly out of use, by 1947 (S3).
E. Bales (NMP), April 2010.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6206-7 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/975 6182-3 07-NOV-1945 (NMR).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2019 5142-3 18-APR-1947 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2010 2:59PM

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