NHER 53443 (Monument record) - Pair of World War Two bomb craters

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Summary

The site of a pair of probable possible World War Two bomb craters is visible on aerial photographs within Wensum Park, Norwich. The crater surrounded by the large area of upcast is likely to correspond with the bomb that is recorded as landing in a fishpond in Wensum Park.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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July 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The site of a pair of probable possible World War Two bomb craters is visible on aerial photographs within Wensum Park, Norwich (S1-S2). The site is centred on TG 2243 0980. The crater surrounded by the large area of upcast is likely to correspond with the bomb that is recorded as landing in a fishpond in Wensum Park (S3).
S. Horlock (NMP), 05 July 2010.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF72656 Monograph: Banger, J.. 2003. Norwich at War.. p 56.
<S1> SNF75412 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/447 2139-40 30-APR-1942 (NMR).
<S2> SNF75409 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/1007 6291-2 15-NOV-1945 (NMR).