NHER 27434 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelter

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Summary

A large World War Two air raid shelter is visible as an earth covered structure on 1940s aerial photographs. It is one of several shelters of this type located at various points around the centre of Great Yarmouth, in this case in the grounds of a school. It is first visible on photographs taken in 1944 and was levelled by August 1945.

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None recorded

Location

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

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July 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two air raid shelter is visible as an earth covered structure on aerial photographs (S1 and 2), centred at TG 5247 0779. It is a large, probably semi sunken shelter, one of several constructed in the town. These are often located in the grounds of schools, as is the case here. Four entrances are visible, at least one of which is revetted. Light coloured dots visible on its roof on the April 1944 photographs (S1) may mark the location of ventilation shafts but were not clear enough to map. The shelter was levelled by August 1945 (S3).
(S1 to 3)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 7 July 2005.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF56479 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/698 3055-6 08-APR-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56121 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 3008-9 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
<S3> SNF56480 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 3275-6 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

AIR RAID SHELTER (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 7 2010 11:43AM