NHER 41812 (Monument record) - World War Two anti tank blocks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINTERTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey.
Context 701:
An in situ layer eroding out from the dune face containing anti tank blocks, a ceramic drain pipe, tarmac, brick rubble, and concrete fragments. The anti tank blocks are likely not to be in situ like the other elements present.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 30 June 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
January 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The anti tank blocks described above formed part of a World War Two tank trap recorded as NHER 18355.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 30 January 2006.
August 2006. Casual observation.
Only nine anti tank blocks remain on top of the sand dune (some are situated in a car park and some are amongst sand dune deposits and vegetation). The blocks are in a row aligned roughly east-to-west and perpendicular to the dune edge.
D. Robertson (NLA), 5 September 2006.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (2)
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2019 7:10PM