NHER 43521 (Monument record) - Site of probable World War Two air raid shelter at 51 Caister Road

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Summary

A probable World War Two air raid shelter is visible as a mound of earth and vegetation, presumably covering a structure, on 1940s aerial photographs. It was perhaps slightly larger than some of the small, private shelters mapped elsewhere at Great Yarmouth (e.g. NHER 43507 150m to the southeast). It also appears to have been located in a yard, perhaps associated with light industrial buildings and which was occupied by a number of trucks in August 1945. This suggests that it may have been an industrial shelter, for the use of those working at the site, although it may also have been used by anyone living there. Recent aerial photographs indicate that the site has now been levelled.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG50NW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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April 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A probable World War Two air raid shelter is visible as a mound of earth and vegetation, probably covering a structure, on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5242 0899. Its location, it what appears to have been a yard, perhaps part of an light industrial site or similar, and its possibly slightly larger size that many private shelters mapped elsewhere in the town (e.g. NHER 43507 150m to the southeast) suggest that it may have been a small industrial shelter. It would have been provided for people working at the site, although if anyone lived there they could presumably use it too. The shelter, which is partially obscured by a tree on the consulted aerial photographs, appears to have had a curved profile with flat ends. The entrance was probably at its east end. Recent aerial photographs of the site, e.g. (S2), demonstrate that it has now been levelled.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 12 April 2006.

Associated Sources (2)

<S2> SNF62533 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89046 187-8 18-MAR-1989.
<S2> SNF62532 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5271-2 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

Dec 8 2010 11:25AM