NHER 27456 (Monument record) - World War Two air raid shelters

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Summary

Two World War Two air raid shelters are visible as earth or vegetation covered semi sunken structures on 1940s aerial photographs in a timber yard. They were probably industrial shelters, provided for workers. They have been levelled since the end of the war.

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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.
Two World War Two air raid shelters are visible as earth or vegetation covered structures on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), centred at TG 5205 0777. The shelters, which appear to be semi sunken, each consist of an elongated mound with a curved or parabolic shape in profile. Each has an entrance at one end, flanked by sandbags or a similar form of protection. More recent aerial photographs demonstrate that they have been levelled since the end of the war.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 25 July 2005.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF56120 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/698 4057-8 08-APR-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56650 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5129-30 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

Jul 26 2018 1:32PM