NHER 53444 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid warden’s post

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Summary

A World War Two air raid warden’s post is visible as an extant building on aerial photographs and is also recorded in a bibliographic source. The small rectangular concrete building, known as Post K7, stood outside the gates to Wensum Park, and is comparable to other such structures recorded across the city (NHER 53266, for example). No trace of the structure is visible on more recent aerial photographs of the area.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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March 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two air raid warden’s post is visible as an extant building on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 2253 0983. The post is recorded by Banger (S3) as Post K7, which stood at ‘Wensum Park Gate, St Martin’s Road’. It is similar to other such structures recorded across the city (NHER 53266, for example). No trace of the structure is visible on more recent aerial photographs of the area.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 2 March 2010.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF75412 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/447 2139-40 30-APR-1942 (NMR).
<S2> SNF75409 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/1007 6291-2 15-NOV-1945 (NMR).
<S3> SNF72656 Monograph: Banger, J.. 2003. Norwich at War.. p 97.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

AIR RAID WARDENS POST (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2010 1:30PM