NHER 35759 (Monument record) - Modern trackway
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Summary
A wire mesh trackway laid after the floods of 1953,to enable sandbags to be moved from ships to block up breaches in sea defences.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADWELL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'Causeway' marked on OS map.
This is a wire mesh track laid during the 1953 floods to enable DUKWS (amphibious vehicles) to transport sandbags from vessels in the channel to the breaches in the Breydon South Wall.
See (S1) (which gives wrong grid reference but refers to this feature.
E. Rose (NLA) 13 November 2000.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF48377 Article in Serial: Smith, R.. 2000. A Night To Remember.. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 41.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 28 2005 3:46PM