Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16135 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of World War Two structures, possibly air raid shelters, at Winterton Gap |
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Summary
Two small rectangular structures dating to World War Two stood on the north side of Beach Road but have since been demolished. They are also visible on aerial photographs taken from 1944 onwards. The structures, which are probably air raid shelters, formed part of a larger group of military defences and ancillary structures (NHER 42452) clustered around Winterton Gap.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4976 1965 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41NE |
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| Parish: | WINTERTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
22 May 1980. Beach Road, north side.
Air raid shelters.
2 shelters, 1939 to 1945, rectangular brick buildings with flat concrete roofs. About 4m x 2m high. Internal brick buttresses. Long axis north to south with door to south, tiny spyholes to north. Application to demolish May 1980.
Photograph (S1) in file.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 23 May 1980.
January 2006. Norfolk NMP.
NMP mapping has led to the alteration of the central grid reference of the site from TG 4971 1962 to TG 4976 1965.
The two structures described above are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1944 onwards, e.g. (S2) to (S3), at TG 4975 1965 and TG 4977 1966. They formed part of a larger group of World War Two defences and ancillary structures clustered at this location (NHER 42452). There is little evidence on the consulted aerial photographs to either confirm or contradict their interpretation as air raid shelters. Recent aerial photographs of the site indicate that they have been demolished.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 30 January 2006.
Monument Types
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- STRUCTURE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Photograph: BPE 18A. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/17 3004-5 28-MAY-1944 (NMR). |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1949. RAF 541/264 3044-6 02-JUN-1949 (NMR). |
Related records
| 42452 | Part of: World War Two anti invasion defences at Winterton Gap (Monument) |
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