NHER 53265 (Monument record) - Site of 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
June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two emergency water tank is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2026 0871. Tanks such as these were used to provide a store of water for emergency fire fighting following bombing raids, and numerous examples are evident across Norwich. This example may be that recorded in a bibliographic source (S4) as being located on Bowthorpe Road outside the Norwich Institution, although it lies a considerable distance (some 500m) to its southwest. Later aerial photographs (S5) indicate that the tank had been removed by 1951.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 11 June 2010.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF73354 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC258 5008-9 28-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF74217 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/770 6389-90 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF74218 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2063 6201-2 14-MAY-1947 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF72656 Monograph: Banger, J.. 2003. Norwich at War.. p 102.
- <S5> SNF74219 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/725 (Vp1) 5014-5 21-JUN-1951 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2010 11:10AM