NHER 26787 (Monument record) - World War Two anti tank cubes
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF74SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRANCASTER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
January 2001. NMP.
Two rows of four anti tank cubes can be seen as a structure at TF 7707 4447 on 1945 aerial photographs (S1). They are located on an earthwork bank (NHER 26777), alongside a road. These would have formed part of the World War Two defences in this area.
A. Hunt (NMP), 31 January 2001.
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 8), Context 737:
Two Second World War anti tank blocks and fifteen steel reinforcing rods were visible embedded in the eastern face of a modern sea defence bank [context 810, NHER 26777] (between TF 77073 44483 and TF 77073 44478). They were probably in situ.
See assessment report (S2) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 15 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF51114 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK 476 Frms 4106-4107 6-JUN-1945 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2019 8:48AM