NHER 53423 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two road block at Mile Cross Bridge
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two road block is visible as a group of ‘structures’ on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 2174 0986. It is visible as lines of sockets in the road surface to take vertical rails, bent pins, or similar obstacles. These could be erected in the event of an invasion, but would otherwise let traffic pass. The road block was one of numerous such defences erected on roads leading in and out of Norwich. Often these were sited strategically, as in this case, where the block was erected on the (southern) city side of the River Wensum, blocking access from Mile Cross Bridge.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 9 June 2010.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF74682 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6165-6 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Oct 18 2010 1:18PM