NHER 27421 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two trench

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Summary

A World War Two trench, probably a slit trench or trench shelter, is visible as an earthwork on wartime aerial photographs. Although rather isolated, it might have formed part of the extensive World War Two coastal defences which stretched along Great Yarmouth seafront, or represent military training or Home Guard activity. Alternatively, its location within what may have been (and is now) a suburban garden suggests it may have been used as an air raid shelter, although a civilian shelter might be expected to have been covered. The trench has been levelled since the end of the war.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

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June 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A trench dating to World War Two is visible on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), centred at TG 5306 0898. It appears to have been relatively freshly cut in 1944, but its purpose is unclear. It is located in a residential area and might mark the site of a trench air raid shelter. It lacks the overhead cover which might be expected of a civilian shelter, and therefore could have been used by military personnel. Alternatively, it might be slit trench, part of the extensive coastal defences ranged along the seafront. The fact that it is an isolated feature may indicate that it was dug as a training exercise, by troops or the Home Guard.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 28 June 2005.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF56412 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/686 4200-1 02-MAR-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56338 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 3023-4 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Dec 7 2010 11:36AM