Record Details
| NHER Number: | 62614 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Second World War huts |
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Summary
The remains of Second World War huts are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data. The huts were visible as structures on the 1940s aerial photographs and have since been levelled/removed with a large amount of hut platforms surviving as earthworks in the Lidar data. The huts relate to the Second World War military activity at Didlington Park (NHER 40234) and High Ash military camp to the east (NHER 34704).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7922 9647 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79NE |
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| Parish: | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The remains of Second World War huts are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S4). The huts were visible as structures on the 1940s aerial photographs (S1 -S2)and have since been levelled/removed with a large amount of hut platforms surviving as earthworks in the Lidar data (S4). Most of the huts are situated along the northern extent of the area with smaller huts next to the road in the north east and further larger huts in the east of the area. A series of smaller possible structures and earthworks can be seen on the 1945 & 1946 aerial photographs (S1-S2) in the centre of the area and most likely relate to training features. This includes two large mounds and a trench which may relate to a possible rifle range, two possible structures in between the area of tents (NHER 62612) and the sewage works (NHER 62613) in the south of the area. The majority of the huts are dismantled by the 1950s (S3) with their platforms seen as earthworks in the recent (2015) Lidar data (S4). The huts relate to the Second World War military activity at Didlington Park (NHER 40234) and the High Ash military camp to the east. (NHER 34704).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 November 2018.
Monument Types
- ACCOMMODATION HUT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- DITCH (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- FENCE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY CAMP (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MOUND (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- NISSEN HUT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- RIFLE RANGE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/369 RS 4067-4068 08-JUN-1945 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1634 FP 1173-1175 09-JUL-1946 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F21 0172-0173 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S4> | LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Ickburgh Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUN-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial). |
Related records
| 63067 | Part of: Second World War military activity at Didlington hall at High Ash training camp (Monument) |
| 62611 | Related to: Mound of unknown date - possible barrow? (Monument) |
| 62610 | Related to: Possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar (Monument) |
| 62612 | Related to: Probable temporary military camp (Monument) |
| 62613 | Related to: Sewage works associated with military huts (Monument) |
| 62498 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62499 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 34704 | Related to: Site of World War Two High Ash Training Camp (Monument) |
| 62617 | Related to: Two possible Second World War huts or structures and a hut platform (Monument) |
| 62603 | Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument) |
| 62604 | Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument) |