NHER 53446 (Monument record) - Site of possible World War Two emergency water tank

March 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A possible World War Two emergency water tank is visible as a structure on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2290 0978. It does not appear to be visible on photographs taken in April 1942, so may have been erected after this date. It was located within what appears to have been an industrial yard and this, together with its relatively small size (compared to others mapped across the city), suggests that it might have been intended for ‘private’ use, specifically intended for fire fighting within the surrounding industrial complex. Similarly, the possible air raid shelter (NHER 53445) 10m to its west might have served the workers of this same industrial area, although this is less certain. At the same time, the interpretation of the supposed water tank is not itself certain; it could instead have served some industrial purpose unrelated to the war. No evidence of the structure has been identified on more recent aerial photographs of the site.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 2 March 2010.