NHER 53377 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two air raid shelters and other possible military activity in grounds of Cavell First and Nursery School

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Summary

Probable World War Two below-ground air raid shelters and signs of possible military activity are evident on aerial photographs as structures and ‘earthworks’ (areas of disturbed ground) on aerial photographs. The air raid shelters, visible as the (sealed?) ground-level entrances or ventilation shafts, are similar to those identified at other schools in Norwich. The disturbed ground extends over much of the ground behind (to the southwest) of the school; its precise cause is uncertain, but military or civil defence training is a possibility, although the possibility that it relates simply to the construction of the shelters (and perhaps the school and surrounding housing) cannot be ruled out.

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Probable World War Two below-ground air raid shelters and signs of possible military activity are evident on aerial photographs as structures and ‘earthworks’ (areas of disturbed ground) on aerial photographs (S1)-(S5), centred at TG 2314 0622. The air raid shelters, visible as the (sealed?) ground-level entrances or ventilation shafts, are similar to those identified at other schools in Norwich. The disturbed ground extends over much of the ground behind (to the southwest) of the school. Its precise cause is uncertain, but military or civil defence training is a possibility, although the possibility that it relates simply to the construction of the shelters (and perhaps the school and surrounding housing) cannot be ruled out. Only the extent of each area (of the shelters and the disturbed ground) has been mapped.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 29 June 2010.

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF73363 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Luftwaffe. 1940. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Luftwaffe Collection. GX10018 SK8-9 (GB1040S) 31-AUG-1940.
<S2> SNF75106 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/447 (FS) 72-3 30-APR-1942 (NMR).
<S3> SNF74405 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC258 5010-1 28-MAR-1944 (NMR).
<S4> SNF75613 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6272-3 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
<S5> SNF75614 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/700 (Vp3) 5126-7 31-MAY-1951 (NMR).