NHER 32571 (Monument record) - World War Two Home Guard shelter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG24SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROMER, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Common Home Guard Shelter, date 1940/41.
Survey No. D3-22.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.
Centre of site moved from TG 2158 4196 to TG 2157 4194.
September 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two home guard shelter is visible on aerial photographs on the edge of the Meadow to the north of Cromer Hall (S2). This structure, which is rectangular and measures 6m by 5m, sits on the edge of an area of World War Two defences and structures, possibly relating to a military encampment (NHER 38816). To the north is a type 22 pillbox (NHER 32570) and to the immediate west is a searchlight battery (NHER 34406). It is not clear when this structure was constructed, it certainly does not appear to be visible in 1940 or 1941 (S3 and S4). The structure is also not obvious in 1942 (S5), although the aerial photographs are not particularly clear so its absence at this date is not conclusive.
S. Massey (NMP), 28 September 2004.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF54383 Unpublished Document: 1995. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF54443 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1430 4173-4 16-APR-1946 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF54481 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 2142/10 (MSO 31024 26/BR14/17 5308) 15-OCT-1940.
- <S4> SNF54482 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR TG 2142/12 (MSO 31255 S378/H50 20) 07-AUG-1941.
- <S5> SNF54483 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF AC/59 45-6 19-JUN-1942 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Jan 13 2023 10:39AM