Record Details
| NHER Number: | 62498 |
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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 seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar data. The huts can be seen as structures in amongst the tree canopy in the 1940s and by the 1950s the huts have been dismantled leaving only the hut platforms visible. The majority of the platforms are removed by the 1970s with a few remaining as earthworks presently.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7759 9690 |
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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 seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar data (S1-S4). The huts can be seen as structures in amongst the tree canopy in the 1940s (S1) and by the 1950s (S2) the huts have been dismantled leaving only the hut platforms visible. The majority of the platforms are removed by the 1970s with a few remaining as earthworks presently (S3-S4). There is a large hut in the north of the area (at TL 7764 9697) which differs in form from the huts to the south and most likely served a different purpose. The huts most likely relate to the Second World War activity at Didlington Hall (NHER 63067).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 12 November 2018
Monument Types
- ACCOMMODATION HUT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- HUT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY CAMP (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- NISSEN HUT? (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/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6063-6064 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F22 176-177 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 11-SEPT-2006 ACCESSED 17-OCT-2018 (Digital). |
| <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
| 40234 | Part of: Didlington Park (Monument) |
| 63067 | Part of: Second World War military activity at Didlington hall at High Ash training camp (Monument) |
| 62610 | Related to: Possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar (Monument) |
| 63056 | Related to: Possible Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62613 | Related to: Sewage works associated with military huts (Monument) |
| 62499 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62614 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62602 | Related to: Undated ditches (Monument) |
| 62603 | Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument) |
| 62604 | Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument) |