NHER 54648 (Monument) - Site of possible World War Two emplacement or weapons pit

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Summary

A possible World War Two emplacement, presumably for a gun, or a weapons pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The site is located on The Fairfield, an area of open ground within Wymondham, and may have formed part of the town’s defences. It had been levelled by July 1946.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10SW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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July 2011. Norfolk NMP.
A possible World War Two emplacement, presumably for a gun, or a weapons pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 1124 0135. The site is located on The Fairfield, an area of open ground within Wymondham, and presumably formed part of the town’s defences. The very neat and upright appearance of the bank surrounding the pit suggests that it may have been constructed of sandbags rather than earth. At the same time, although a military origin for the pit, which has a relatively ‘fresh’ appearance, is plausible, a non-military origin is also possible. It had been levelled by July 1946 (S3).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 28 July 2011.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF80840 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/52 5338-9 31-JAN-1946 (NMR).
<S2> SNF81088 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1429 4174-5 16-APR-1946 (NMR).
<S3> SNF81045 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5124-5 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).