NHER 53580 (Monument record) - World War Two emergency water tank

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Summary

A World War Two emergency water tank is visible as an extant structure on 1940s aerial photographs. Tanks such as these were used to supply water for fire fighting following bombing raids. This example lay within a small park or block of open ground within a residential area.

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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May 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two emergency water tank is visible as an extant structure on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 2131 0723. Tanks such as these were used to supply water for fire fighting following bombing raids, and numerous examples were sited across the city. This example lay within a small park or block of open ground within a residential area.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 6 May 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF74201 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6013-4 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF74202 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2063 6307-8 14-MAY-1947 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

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

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2011 11:47AM