NHER 52103 (Monument record) - World War Two emergency water tank

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Summary

A World War Two emergency water tank is visible on aerial photographs off Thunder Lane, Thorpe St Andrew. Several public air raid shelters are visible in the vicinity (NHER 52008, 52102). The construction of emergency water tanks and the proliferation of public communal shelters may represent a response to the Baedecker raids of 1942, the heaviest air raids Norwich was to experience during World War Two.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20NE
Civil Parish	THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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May 2009. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two emergency water tank is visible on aerial photographs off Thunder Lane, Thorpe St Andrew. Several public air raid shelters are visible in the vicinity (NHER 52008, 52102). The construction of emergency water tanks and the proliferation of public communal shelters may represent a response to the Baedecker raids of 1942, the heaviest air raids Norwich was to experience during World War Two.
E. Bales (NMP), 7 April 2009.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF71847 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/975 6021-2 07-NOV-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF71848 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1143 55015-6 29-JAN-1946 (NMR).
<S3> SNF71832 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 2829-30 07-AUG -1988 (NCC 9668-9).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

WATER TANK (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2010 1:50PM