NHER 27627 (Monument record) - World War Two bomb craters
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Two World War Two bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1 to S3), at TG 5175 0884 and TG 5172 0873. The craters are similar in size, and were probably created by bombs dropped by the same plane during a single attack. The intended target may have been Great Yarmouth, although the bombs could have been dropped opportunistically or even at random prior to an enemy aircraft making its return flight across the North Sea. Alternatively, one of the bombs hit part of a World War Two military site (NHER 27631) and may have been deliberately aimed at this defensive position. More recent aerial photographs (for example (S4)) and modern maps indicate that the craters have now been levelled and the southern crater has been built over.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 5 September 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF57374 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/694 4104-5 26-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF57475 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 4035-6 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF57477 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5237-8 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF57479 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89047 271-2 18-MAR-1989.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 31 2006 11:15AM