NHER 31020 (Monument record) - Possible site of World War Two V2 rocket crater
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WROXHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
4 October 1944. 16.48hrs.
Crater from V2 rocket. Grid reference given by Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum as TG 2694 1555, which falls within moated site NHER 17471. However at above grid reference NAU aerial photographs (S1) show a white circle, probably the infilled crater which is said to remain as a low depression.
Further details in file (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 1 February 1995.
February 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The possible crater from a V2 rocket, described above, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1) and (S3)-(S4), centred at TG 2701 1570. Whether it really does represent a bomb crater, or whether it is instead a natural depression or former pond, is not clear. Certainly, the latter are not uncommon in this area. It does, however, have a quite regular outline, and also a ‘halo’ of presumably upcast material around it, both features which are typical of bomb craters. It was still extant in 1988.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 1 February 2008.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF12254 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1981. NHER TG 2615A-B (110/AQU3-4) 01-JUL-1981.
- <S2> SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S3> SNF69604 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2050 5081-2 06-MAY-1947 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF69529 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 0136-7 07-AUG-1988 (NCC 3281-2).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Find out more...(2)
Record last edited
Jul 12 2017 4:16PM