NHER 53277 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two ARP warden’s post, Home Guard shelter, or similar civil defence building
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A probable World War Two civil defence building is visible as an extant building/structure on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 2262 0653. It may also be visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 (S3). The small, rectangular, concrete structure, which has a blast wall or traverse protecting its entrance, is very similar to ARP warden’s posts mapped from aerial photographs elsewhere in Norwich, although it is not included in a list of such posts in Banger 2003 (S4). Alternatively, it is also similar to the Home Guard shelters mapped at various locations across the city. At the same time, a different defensive use, perhaps as an air raid shelter and perhaps associated with one or more of the other World War Two military sites recorded in this area is also possible.
Later aerial photographs (S5) indicate that it had been removed by May 1951.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 12 May 2010.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF74268 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC258 5009-10 28-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF74366 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/1007 6303-4 15-NOV-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF74373 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF FNO/26 (FP) 112-3 27-JUN-1942 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF72656 Monograph: Banger, J.. 2003. Norwich at War.. pp 96-97.
- <S5> SNF74385 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/700 (Vp3) 5021-2 31-MAY-1951 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 29 2025 2:48PM