NHER 27794 (Monument record) - World War Two military site

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Summary

A World War Two military site is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946. At least five buildings and a pillbox (NHER 32455) are visible, surrounded by a compound of barbed wire. This would have formed part of the Coastal Battery site to the immediate east (NHER 24184). Nothing remains above ground.

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Map sheet TG04NW
Civil Parish CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 2003. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two military area/coastal defence site, consisting of about five buildings and a pillbox (NHER 32455) located within a compound of barbed wire, is clearly visible on RAF 1945 (S1) and 1946 (S2-4) aerial photographs. This would have formed part of the Coastal Battery site to the immediate east, see NHER 24184 for full description of this site. The remains of it are also visible on RAF 1952 images (S5). It is located on Cley Eye at NGR TG0481 4524 in the area of the current coastguard lookout, and is approximately 90m by 130m in size.
H. Clare (NMP), 19 March 2003.

May to November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey.
The site was visited and no remains were found visible above ground.
See assessment report (S6) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
D. Robertson (NLA), 21 October 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/403 3042-3 18-JUN-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1701 4071-2 27-AUG-1946 (NMR).
  • <S3> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1701 3065 27-AUG-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG04/TG0544/A).
  • <S4> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1701 3085-6 27-AUG-1946 (NMR).
  • <S5> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1952. RAF 58/844 (F14) 5036-7 21-MAR-1952 (NMR).
  • <S6> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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

Feb 17 2025 1:47PM

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