NHER 62498 (Monument record) - Site of Second World War huts
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The remains of Second World War huts are seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar data (S1-S4). The huts can be seen as structures in amongst the tree canopy in the 1940s (S1) and by the 1950s (S2) the huts have been dismantled leaving only the hut platforms visible. The majority of the platforms are removed by the 1970s with a few remaining as earthworks presently (S3-S4). There is a large hut in the north of the area (at TL 7764 9697) which differs in form from the huts to the south and most likely served a different purpose. The huts most likely relate to the Second World War activity at Didlington Hall (NHER 63067).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 12 November 2018
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6063-6064 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F22 176-177 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 11-SEPT-2006 ACCESSED 17-OCT-2018 (Digital).
- <S4> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Ickburgh Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUN-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (10)
- Geographical: NHER 40234 - Part of: Didlington Park (Monument)
- Geographical: NHER 63067 - Part of: Second World War military activity at Didlington Hall and High Ash training camp (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62610 - Related to: Possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 63056 - Related to: Possible Second World War huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62613 - Related to: Sewage works associated with military huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62499 - Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62614 - Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62602 - Related to: Undated ditches (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62603 - Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62604 - Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2021 2:07PM