NHER 53599 (Monument record) - An area of World War Two underground air raid shelters

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Summary

An area of disturbed ground, with the remnants of World War Two underground air raid shelters is visible on aerial photographs on land to the north of Aylsham Road, Norwich.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG21SW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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April 2010. Norfolk NMP.
An area of disturbed ground, with the remnants of World War Two underground air raid shelters is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) on land to the north of Aylsham Road, Norwich.
They are visible as a row of disturbed patches of ground, centred on TG 2234 1038 with rectangular entrances, and appear to have been filled in by the time of the photograph.
E. Bales (NMP), April 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF74494 Vertical Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6208-9 06-SEPT-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF74495 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2019 5117-8 18-APR-1947 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

AIR RAID SHELTER (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2010 3:00PM