NHER 51907 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two emergency water tank at the junction of Plumstead Road East and Thunder Lane
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two emergency water supply tank is visible on wartime aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), on the junction of Plumstead Road East and Thunder Lane at TG 2620 1004.
The water tank is visible on the above photographs as an extant circular concrete structure, measuring 7.5m in internal diameter. At least one other tank was visible in the area for the emergency use of fire fighters during bombing raids (NHER 51892). It had been removed by April 1947 (S4).
E. Bales (NMP), 10 November 2008.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF71063 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/776 6027-8 07-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF71421 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/789 6025-6 10-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF71065 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1143 5023-4 29-JAN-1946 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF71066 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2019 5131-2 18-APR-1947 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (2)
Record last edited
Nov 14 2008 3:02PM