NHER 54414 (Monument record) - World War Two Barrage balloon site in Earlham Park

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Summary

A World War Two barrage balloon site is visible on aerial photographs within Earlham Park, just to the south of a spigot mortar emplacement (NHER 32484).

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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July 2010. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two barrage balloon site is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) within Earlham Park, just to the south of a spigot mortar emplacement (NHER 32484).
The tether for the balloon is centred on TG 1907 0816, and two possible related structures are visible to the south and west. The circular balloon tether is visible as distinctive cropmarks as late as 1976 (S2).
E. Bales (NMP), 20 July 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF76251 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1943. RAF? Z15-16 04-MAY-1943 (NLA TG 1808F, TG 1908M).
<S2> SNF76496 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D. NLA. 1976. NHER TG 1908A (NLA 32/AFZ20) 13-JUL-1976.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Record last edited

Jan 9 2013 11:39AM