NHER 32484 (Monument record) - World War Two spigot mortar emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EARLHAM, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Common. 1940 spigot mortar gun emplacement set in bank just inside park boundary covering bridge. Only spigot mortar base in Norwich - must be protected.
Survey No. M3-1.
Information from [1]. See (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
February 2004.
Still extant in good condition.
E. Rose (NLA) 17 February 2004.
January 2006.
Still extant.
E. Rose (NLA) 28 January 2006.
July 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The spigot mortar emplacement described above is visible on aerial photographs (S2-S4) during World War two and later. It is centred on TG 1905 0824. The central concrete spindle measures 1.4m in diameter, and is set within a trench measuring up to 3.8m in width.
E. Bales (NMP), 20 July 2010.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF51777 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHF 6 - 7.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF65300 Unpublished Report: Hoggett, R. and Williamson, T. 2006. Forgotten Heritage: the landscape history of the Norwich suburbs. A pilot study.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF76501 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/770 6226-7 06-SEPT-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF76502 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/644 5188-9 20-APR-1951 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF76497 Vertical Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. XXXX. CUCAP RC8A 137-8 28-NOV-XXXX (CUCAP).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 9 2013 11:39AM