NHER 54431 (Monument) - World War Two emergency water tank and air raid shelter

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Summary

A World War Two emergency water tank and air raid shelter are visible on aerial photographs of Dereham Road and Jex Road, Norwich.

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Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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July 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two emergency water tank and underground air raid shelter are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) of Dereham Road and Jex Road, Norwich. They are centred on TG 1979 0948. The emergency water tank is circular in plan and measures 8.7m in external diameter. The air raid shelter is visible as a bank of soil above ground measuring approximately 14m by 7m with a concrete entrance to a below ground shelter.
E. Bales (NMP), 20 July 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF76417 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/770 6358-9 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF76423 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 4427-8 16-APR-1946 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Oct 20 2010 3:39PM