Record Details
| NHER Number: | 57841 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two auxiliary unit observation post |
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Summary
The earthwork remains of a World War Two auxiliary unit observation post survive in woodland in Thorpe St Andrew. They are associated with the nearby auxiliary unit operational base (NHER 51911).
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2711 1033 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21SE |
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| Parish: | THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 2012. Photographic survey.
The earthwork remains of a World War Two auxiliary unit observation post survive in woodland in Thorpe St Andrew. The post currently survives as a 1m by 2.5m trench and is associated with the nearby auxiliary unit operational base (NHER 51911). This post would have been used to warn the nearby base of an enemy presence following an invasion.
C. Kolonko (HES), 22 May 2012.
April 2012.
The observation post is mentioned on the Coleshill House Website (S1).
C. Kolonko (HES), 22 May 2012.
Monument Types
- AUXILIARY UNIT OBSERVATION POST (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Website: Simak, E.. 2012. Thorpe St Andrew Auxiliary Unit Patrol and Operational Base.. |
Related records
| 51911 | Related to: Site of a former Second World War Auxiliary Units underground hide (Monument) |