NHER 62735 (Monument record) - World War Two Home Guard shelter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THURSFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 1990's. Defensive Structures Survey. E2-17.
A standard Home Guard Shelter remains at this location. It would have been used to store fodder and straw.
The shelter is located within a ring of fortification around this crossroads which included a ring of anti-tank obstacles (NHER 30787), two pillboxes (NHER 62733 and NHER 62734), a spigot mortar emplacement (NHER 62736), and a gun emplacement (NHER 30788).
Information from Survey Form (S1).
A sketch map of the location of this structure can be found on survey form E2-17 for NHER 32415.
This structure was previously recorded under NHER 30787.
Compiled by D. Walker (NLA), August 1996.
Updated H. Hamilton (HES), 03 May 2019.
February 1999. Field Observation.
The Home Guard shelter remains in good condition. The doors have been removed and the two viewing slits in the north wall have been boarded up.
Information from site visit notes (S2).
Compiled by J. Allen (NLA), 15 February 1999.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF98951 Unpublished Document: Allen, J.. 1999. Site Visit Notes. Thursford 30787 and 30788.. Site visit report. 05 February.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (5)
- All Groups: NHER 62734 - Related to: Site of World War Two pillbox (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 62736 - Related to: Site of World War Two spigot mortar emplacement (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 30787 - Related to: World War Two Anti Tank Obstacles (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 30788 - Related to: World War Two gun emplacement (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 62733 - Related to: World War Two pillbox (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 18 2020 10:34AM