Record Details
| NHER Number: | 62499 |
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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 levelled 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 and levelled by the 1970s.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7791 9706 |
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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-S2). The huts can be seen as structures in-between 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 and levelled by the 1970s. The huts most likely relate to the Second World War activity at Didlington Park.
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). |
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| 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) |
| 62614 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62498 | 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) |