NHER 27420 (Monument record) - Sites of World War Two military buildings

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Summary

An area of disturbed ground, a building and a group of structures, all reflecting World War Two military activity, are visible on wartime aerial photographs. They are located at the northern end of Great Yarmouth seafront, and form part of the extensive World War Two coastal defences which protected the seaward side of the town. More recent aerial photographs and modern maps indicate that after the end of the war the area was cleared and is now largely occupied by a residential development.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG50NW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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June 2005. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two military activity is visible in the form of disturbed ground, a building, and several structures on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), centred at TG 5309 0911. The disturbed ground, the cause of which is not clear, is visible between Collingwood Road and North Drive. Within this area there is also a large rectilinear building; this appears to have been recently constructed in 1944 and was presumably used by the military or served some other war related function. To the northeast, at TG 5310 0915, is a group of less substantial structures, including a line of four circular features. The function of these structures is not known, but they are presumed to be military in origin.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 28 June 2005.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF56338 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 3023-4 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56409 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/698 3050-2 08-APR-1944 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Record last edited

Dec 7 2010 11:36AM