NHER 20761 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pot boilers and World War Two crash site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1978 and 1982. Field walking. Ordnance Survey field Great Fransham 285. Mixed conditions.
Context 2 pot boiler site at TF 9048 1368, 28m east to west x 10m north to south.
Context 3 at TF 9050 1378.
World War Two crash site; no details known.
No other finds.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 23 October 1984.
For details of crash (a B24H Liberator, which crashed on 6 March 1944) from the United States Army Air Force base at Wendling see (S2) in file. The ten crew members were all killed.
E. Rose (NAU) 29 November 1984.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF15237 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G285. AJGR.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
- <S2> SNF59803 Unpublished Document: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. 1984. Report on Crash Site at Fransham.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 12 2021 11:20AM