NHER 42492 (Monument record) - Possible World War Two bomb craters at Hemsby

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Summary

Three possible World War Two bomb craters are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1944. They lay approximately 15m to the west of a military camp (NHER 42500) associated with Winterton radar station (NHER 35862), which itself lay 370m to the north. One of these two sites was probably the intended target for the bombs.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG51NW
Civil Parish	HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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February 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Three possible World War Two bomb craters are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1944 (S1), centred at TG 5011 1795. The postulated craters are visible as pit-like cropmarks, in some cases surrounded by a ‘halo’ of what may have been upcast material. Their interpretation is not certain, however, and it is possible that they are instead the product of modern agricultural activity. Some of the cropmarks may also be visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 (S2).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 2 February 2006.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF60929 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/17 3008-9 28-MAY-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF60930 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/832 3193-4 23-SEP-1945 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

BOMB CRATER? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2019 12:47PM