NHER 53437 (Monument record) - World War Two emergency water tank and possible air raid shelter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two emergency water tank and possible air raid shelter are visible as extant structures on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2172 0941. Water tanks such as these were used to supply water for fire fighting following bombing raids. The small rectangular structure adjacent to it may be a surface air raid shelter, similar to others found throughout the city although smaller than the public shelters typically visible in residential streets. Both lie adjacent to a school which was used as a rest/feeding centre before it was bombed in 1942 (NHER 53436); both the water tank and the possible shelter may have been part of this larger site.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 6 May 2010.
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2010 2:59PM