Record Details
| NHER Number: | 38569 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of World War Two defensive structures |
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Summary
A group of World War Two defensive structures set into the cliff at Weybourne, near to the Anti-Aircraft Training Camp (NHER 11335), is visible on aerial photographs. The exact function of these structures is not known although it seems likely that they are gun emplacements or a similar coastal defence site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1176 4365 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SW |
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| Parish: | WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 2004, Norfolk NMP.
A group of World War Two defensive structures set into cliff at Weybourne, near to the Anti-Aircraft Training Camp (NHER 11335), are visible on aerial photographs from 1941 (S1). The site is centred on TG 1176 4365. The exact function of these structures is not known although it seems likely that they are gun emplacements or a similar coastal defence site. The main component of the site is a large L-shaped structure or platform, 7m by 6m. This appears to be projecting out of the cliff face. It is possible that this represents a large coastal pillbox or gun emplacement. To the immediate west of this is a wedge-shaped structure, possibly leading down to the first. This measures approximately 7m by 4m. Two other small rectangular structures are visible to the seaward side of the site.
S. Massey (NMP). 1 April 2004.
January 2007. Norfolk NMP.
It is recorded that the Coastguard Cottages, to the immediate west of this site, were demolished in 1940 to make way for a 6in gun emplacement, which was later removed and rebuilt elsewhere (UORN S0016222) (S2). It is possible that this defensive structure visible on the aerial photographs in 1941 is associated, although it is not directly on the site of the former cottages, which is enclosed by barbed wire. The record also does not state when the 6in gun was removed. This may have occurred prior to 1941.
S. Massey (NMP), 10 January 2007.
Monument Types
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (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
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF S/330/1416 59-60 16-JUL-1941 (NMR). |
| <S2> | *Digital Archive: Foot, W.. 2004?. Defence Area 41 (Weybourne) IN Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. p 4. |
Related records
| 11335 | Part of: Weybourne Camp (Monument) |
| 38570 | Related to: Site of World War One to Two slit trenches and gun emplacement (Monument) |
| 40350 | Related to: World War Two spigot mortar base (Monument) |
| 40318 | Related to: World War Two tank trap (Monument) |
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