NHER 27503 (Monument record) - Site of a World War Two air raid shelter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG51SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTER ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
July 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two air raid shelter is visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1 to S3). This shelter was located at the northern end of Clay Road on the eastern side of the street at TG 5262 1201. It was a large public surface shelter, divided into two rectangular parts, each measuring 3.6m by 2.2m, with pitched roofs. These two parts of the shelter were joined by a central section with a flat concrete roof forming the entrance area. This shelter was constructed between August and December 1940 (S3 and S4) and had been demolished by July 1946 (S5). Another shelter of a similar type was located at the southern end of Clay Road (NHER 27504) with a third in the adjacent street, Victoria Road (NHER 27502). Other shelters of this type were located elsewhere in Caister village (NHER 27483, 27505 to 27506).
J. Albone (NMP), 20 July 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF56654 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/14 1007-1008 13-MAY-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56657 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3183-3184 23-SEP-1945 (NHER TG 5111A / TG 5212A).
- <S3> SNF56649 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 268A/BR183 2-3 17-DEC-1940 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF56658 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 2A/BR190 37-38 18-AUG-1940 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF56659 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5037-5038 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 5212B-C).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2006 4:34PM