NHER 12627 (Monument record) - The site of probable World War Two searchlight battery or group of gun emplacements, removed by 1945
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1977. Field Observation [1].
Large quantities of brick, tile and concrete.
Probably hard core of anti aircraft gun 1939 to 1945 that gave Gun Field its name.
Information from HER Record Card (S1).
A. Gregory (NAU), 1977.
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The central grid reference for this site has been altered from TG 2461 0409 to TG 2453 0409.
The parchmarks of former structures and tracks running in-between are visible on aerial photographs and are likely to represent the remains of the previously recorded World War Two anti-aircraft battery (S2)-(S3), which must have been removed by September 1945 (S1). The site is centred on TG 2453 0409. The areas of parching and disturbance in the field at TG 2446 0395, TG 2456 0409 and TG 2460 0417 indicate the former presence of structures, potentially gun emplacements, at these locations.
S. Horlock (NMP), 23 March 2009.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF73390 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/776 6077 07-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF73391 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1429 3100-2 16-APR-1946 (NHER TG 2303E, TG 2404B).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (3)
- BRICK (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- TILE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 21 2024 4:17PM