NHER 51405 (Monument record) - World War Two spigot mortar base
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TROWSE WITH NEWTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2008.
Spigot mortar base reported, standing just proud of the surface in grassland adjacent to the River Yare and overlooking the marshes. There is no evidence of a surrounding pit, but this might be infilled. This is one of very few World War Two features to survive on the perimeter of Norwich.
See (S1).
D. Gurney (NLA), 1 April 2008.
July 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The site of a World War Two spigot mortar emplacement is visible on aerial photographs (S2-S3). The site is centred on TG 2441 0690. The spigot was originally set within an elongated pit/slot and surrounded by an embankment.
S. Horlock (NMP), 01 July 2010.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF70135 Photograph: Hutchison, D.. 2008. Photograph of spigot mortar emplacement.
- <S2> SNF75617 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2003 5140-1 14-APR-1947 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF75686 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1143 5069-70 29-JAN-1946 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 1 2022 10:15AM