NHER 38990 (Monument record) - World War Two anti-aircraft landing trenches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | PASTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2004. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two anti-aircraft landing ditches are visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1-5). These defences were centred on TG 3289 3482 and extended for 1.36km west to east and 860m north to south. The existing fields were divided up with a grid of narrow ditches and associated banks of spoil. The majority of the ditches had been put in place by September 1940 (S1-3). Ditches in the southern part of the area were excavated after September 1940 but were in place by January 1943 (S5).
(S1-5)
J. Albone (NMP), 29 November 2004.
These cropmarks may relate to the obstruction of a potential landing ground associated with the so-called 'red barn' (NHER 60588) built by the East Anglian Property Company in 1936-7.
A. Cattermole (HES), 10 February 2015.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF54885 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 2/BR186 VA17-8 05-SEP-1940 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF54886 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 3234/15 (MSO 31020 26/BR14/12 4872) 19-SEP-1940.
- <S3> SNF54887 Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 3334/6 (MSO 31020 26/BR14/12 4871) 19-SEP-1940.
- <S4> SNF54888 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF S/358 16-8 30-JUL-1941 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF54889 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1943. RAF AC/161 5122-5123 04-JAN-1943 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 18 2016 4:02PM