NHER 27663 (Monument record) - World War Two bomb crater northeast of Town Lands, Southtown

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Summary

A probable World War Two bomb crater is visible as an earthwork and disturbed ground on 1940s aerial photographs. It is first visible on aerial photographs taken in March 1944 but as these are the earliest consulted photographs of the area, it may have been created some time earlier. The intended target may have been the railway line (NHER 13575) that once lay approximately 50m to the east. More recent aerial photographs suggest that the crater may still survive as a slight earthwork.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

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May 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A probable World War Two bomb crater is visible as an earthwork and disturbed ground on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 5196 0562. The intended target may have been the railway line that once lay 50m to the east (NHER 13575). The crater may still be visible as a slight earthwork on more recent aerial photographs of the site taken in 1989 (S3).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 2 May 2006.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF63063 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF HLA/694 3102-3 26-MAR-1944 (NMR).
<S2> SNF56500 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/21 4012-3 04-JUL-1944 (NMR).
<S3> SNF56502 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89046 208-9 18-MAR-1989.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

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

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Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Dec 8 2010 11:27AM