NHER 45232 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two anti tank defences along the North Walsham to Dilham canal
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HONING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2007. Norfolk NMP.
Banks and a linear band of disturbed ground (the latter has been mapped by extent) are visible as earthworks on 1940s’ aerial photographs (S1)-(S4), between TG 3132 2948 and TG 3086 2856. These lie along the banks of the North Walsham to Dilham canal (NHER 13534). They are almost certainly related to the deepening of the canal for use as an anti tank ditch during World War Two, as noted in (S5). The site is one of at least six sections where this is visible. It is possible that traces of the earthworks still survive on the ground (see (S6)).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 3 January 2007.
Associated Sources (6)
- <S1> SNF54475 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 3334-5 16-APR-1946 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF65845 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 4334-5 16-APR-1946 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF65410 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1079-80 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF65843 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 3080-1 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 3028A-B).
- <S5> SNF54590 Unpublished Document: ?. ?. Defence Notes, derived from 'Old Maps in County Hall' IN Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society military defence file.
- <S6> SNF65941 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 112 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (6)
- Geographical: NHER 13534 - Part of: North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 49212 - Related to: Site of World War Two anti tank defences along the North Walsham to Dilham canal (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 49213 - Related to: Site of World War Two anti tank defences along the North Walsham to Dilham canal (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 45233 - Related to: Site of World War Two anti tank defences along the North Walsham to Dilham canal (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 49211 - Related to: Site of World War Two anti tank defences, North Walsham to Dilham canal (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 38818 - Related to: Site of World War Two anti-tank barrier (Monument)
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Apr 22 2026 8:05AM