NHER 42288 (Monument record) - World War Two bomb damage at the site of the Tramway Hotel, Gorleston on Sea

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Summary

An area of World War Two bomb damage is visible on aerial photographs either side of the Lowestoft Road, in the vicinity of the Tramway Hotel and the old Tramway Depot. The Hotel was bombed on 12th June 1941. A nearby Auxiliary Fire Service Station was also damaged in this raid, however no sign of this was identified on the aerial photographs.

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Location

Map sheet	TG50SW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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January 2006. Norfolk NMP.
An area of World War Two bomb damage is visible on aerial photographs either side of the Lowestoft Road, in the vicinity of the Tramway Hotel and the old Tramway Depot (S1). The site is centred on TG 5260 0424. The Hotel was bombed on 12th June 1941 (S2; p38). A nearby Auxiliary Fire Service Station was also damaged in this raid, however no sign of this was identified on the aerial photographs.
S. Massey (NMP), 04 January 2006.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF60097 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/14 1025-6 13-MAY-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56436 Publication: Tooke, C. and Scarles, D.. 1989. Great Yarmouth at War.